A baby's gurgle? Your child's voice? For Brad Pitt, the answer is the sound of his children sleeping — and he's not talking about the quiet he hears when his kids are finally asleep, but the sounds of their rhythmic breathing. While appearing on Inside the Actors Studio, the father of six took part in the Proust Questionnaire, telling James Lipton that hearing his kids' overnight breathing is Read more

Going green has never been quite so hip, but is it worth the cost? Just last week Jessica Alba launched The Honest Company, an eco-friendly baby care line that is not only safe but affordable when compared to other organic diaper and skin care companies. But now one of my favorite organic nursery companies is changing course. Canada's 3 Sprouts — the maker of adorable modern storage bins, Read more

Every season my kids and I create a "bucket list" of activities we want to do before the weather changes. Right now, given that it's Winter, that list includes everything from building a family of snowmen to learning how to play hockey (never mind that my son doesn't know how to ice-skate yet!). While some moms I know have their own "40 before 40 lists" of the 40 things they want to do before Read more

Move over Lady Gaga, there's a new game in town that's changing the way kids say your name! In an age where bans on traditional recess games like tag and dodgeball are becoming more prevalent (seemingly due to the violent nature of the games), new sports are gaining a tot following, and they're gaining traction — fast! Ga-ga — a fast-paced, Israeli game that has been called "a safe version of Read more

Ready or not, here he comes! Regardless of whether or not you had a written plan for your lil one's birth, when baby's ready to come, there's little mom can do to stop him! Such was the case for Rabita Sarkar of Harrison, NJ, who thought she was feeling false labor pains and decided to use them as an opportunity to do a trial run to test her route to the hospital. Soon after boarding the PATH Read more

Jessica Alba has suddenly become either the envy or the enemy of the postpartum mom. Just five months after giving birth to lil Haven, pictures of the unbelievably fit mama frolicking in the ocean in a lil pink bikini has moms talking and jaws dropping. Even mama-to-be Jessica Simpson took notice, tweeting, "New goal: look like @jessicaalba after baby. Job well done lady!" The mom of two — Read more

The crib is the centerpiece of a lil one's nursery, or is it? According to the Montessori educational philosophy, a mattress placed directly on the floor (of a child-safe room) is the ideal place for a lil one to sleep — the thought being that once the tot can crawl, he can play with the items in his room — meaning the crib has no place in the nursery. One mama is sharing her adventures in Read more

With all that parents have on their minds, it's no wonder that something eventually falls through the cracks. If you live near Boston, just hope that it's not past-due library books that slip off your to-do list. According to a mother in Charlton, a few months after she failed to return two of her 5-year-old daughter's library books, she received a surprise knock on the door — from a police Read more

If a doula's job is to help a mom-to-be with her childbirth experience, who's there to help the future dad? The Dudela! In a post to the parenting message board UrbanBaby, a new dad proposed being the go-to guy every father-to-be needs in the delivery room. Among his responsibilities are: MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT. We will meet before the due date to craft an announcement statement, which I will Read more

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe . . . How do you choose? Way back at the beginning of the year, Kate Tietje wrote a post for Babble titled "Mom Confession: I Think I Love My Son a Little Bit More." While some parents praised her for her candor, most took her to task for her admission. My thoughts immediately returned to her article while watching Barbara Walters's 18th annual 10 Most Fascinating People Read more