Food trends abound with frappuccinos, frozen yogurt, smoothies, bubble tea and other gotta-have-it items. From social media to mother-daughter dates, I see the evidence almost daily of these fads; we are bombarded almost as frequently with dietary information and misinformation about them. I consulted with Kathryn Violette, RD, LDN, to …

The other day, I jumped in the van to head to the grocery store and got down the street before I noticed I’d left my phone charging at home. Once I realized it, I felt like I was missing a limb and had to resist the urge to turn around …

My first “real” sunglasses were gold Ray Ban aviators. I proudly wore them every day of the summer of 1988 as I sat poolside in a lifeguard stand, twirling a whistle and feeling super cool. Since those days, I almost always have a pair of sunglasses handy when outside, year-round. …

Ah, birthday parties. Cherished milestone marker of another trip around the sun…and the near undoing of some parents. We’ve rounded up some common party pitfalls parents encounter and offer solutions to avoid them.   1. You don’t know where to throw it. Having a party away from home makes for …

  When I was a kid, exercise consisted of running around the neighborhood and playing backyard games with friends. The most organized sport I participated in was summer swim team where, quite frankly, I was mostly in it for the permission to eat strawberry Jell-O crystals straight from the box …

  I recall it as “Eamon and the Enormous Turnip.” My mega-picky preschooler was on a farm field trip. He delighted in an opportunity to pluck a root—as big as his head—straight from the soil. The farmer pulled out a knife and offered a slice of raw turnip on the …