By Kelsey Down Growing up, if anyone asked me how many kids I wanted to have some day, I always used to offer a range: “Somewhere between four and six,” I’d say. Adults used to raise their eyebrows at that number because, well, what teenager says she wants six kids? But I did. Wrapped up in my vision of four […]

It’s official: Suri Cruise is one of Hollywood’s best dressed, and she’s only 12. The tiny fashionista attended a gala hosted by the American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City on Monday wearing a Dolce & Gabbana gown that many of us can only dream of affording. According to InStyle, the pale blue long-sleeve number, […]

For their latest family outing, Kim Kardashian West and Kourtney Kardashian took their kids to the happiest place on Earth. (We are, of course, referring to Disneyland.) On Tuesday, Kardashian West and her 5-year-old daughter, North, and 2-year-old son, Saint, were joined by Kardashian and her 5-year-old daughter, Penelope, for a magical excursion to one of the family’s favorite destinations. […]

When my daughter was 3 years old, she befriended a girl she met at the park — and I befriended the girl’s mom. The girls developed a close friendship. They attended the same elementary school and summer camp, and they loved playing together after school and having sleepovers on the weekends.    As the girls grew closer, so did the mom […]

Drew Barrymore is late. Twenty minutes after the initial time of our interview, Barrymore calls me from her car apologizing for a therapy session that ran late. “I was in a difficult therapy appointment. I am so sorry,” Barrymore says, racing down a highway. “Thank you for talking to us. And by us, I mean me and my multiple personalities,” […]

Chrissy Teigen couldn’t resist a chance to troll husband John Legend on Twitter on Sunday — and her tweet, as usual, was comedy gold. We’re pretty sure you’re aware that their second child, Miles Theodore, was born on May 16 (a few weeks early, according to Teigen’s social media). Teigen tweeted a shot — from her couch, where she was […]

One of the first gifts my son received as a newborn was a tiny T-shirt with the name of my alma mater emblazoned across the front. When I unwrapped it, I forced a smile and said, “So cute!” But inside, I was grimacing. College and I did not get along. I went for two years before dropping out, and the […]

So, you’re debating whether letting your kid have an allowance will inspire them to save — or spoil them. But did you know that giving kids pocket money teaches them about financial responsibility and builds their confidence? Giving kids an allowance ensures that from a very young age they start to attach value to money. They realize that money has […]

Gender stereotypes are all around us, no matter how much we try to erase them. But just because we can’t stop brands from bombarding their kids sections with pink and blue items doesn’t mean we can’t make our homes more inclusive spaces — which is just what actor Zoe Saldana and her husband, Marco Perego Saldana (yes, he took her […]

I was eight months pregnant and on my way home from my job as a kindergarten teacher. The seatbelt under my huge belly was pushing on my bladder, and I was wondering how I could possibly make it to my due date a month away, because it didn’t seem like I could get any larger. I knew exactly what I […]