The tension of a paradox can be paralyzing. Few problems today can be answered as right or wrong.   Success will surely go to those who can find the best answer among many right answers.  The current debate over immigration law in Alabama is an opportunity for our kids to practice thinking in the shades of gray. 

As Mother’s Day 2012 approaches, we have to ask, is the Women’s Movement moving backwards?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s motto, located right on their website homepage, is “protecting and promoting your health” however their recent decision not to ban the use of BPA in food products sends the message that they are more concerned with protecting the pockets of the chemical industry than they are making sound rulings that support our health and development.

I remember in the late 90s employees had it good. It was at the height of the dot.com era and employees enjoyed extravagant perks, large salaries and more. Was it warranted? In some cases, not at all.

It was an employees’ market.

Times have changed and the tables have significantly over the last few years. We've experienced recessions before except this one has become so severe people are desperate to find employment.

It’s has been an employers’ market for a couple of years or more now.

We are in the business of sleep – and believe me, we review study after study dealing with infants, sleep training and the opinions of various experts.  We’ve noticed of late, that every few months a new nervous mother worriedly asks if the “crying it out” method of sleep training will cause brain damage to their sweet little bundle.

We know where this question comes from. It is courtesy of a pesky paper that came out of Harvard and has gone somewhat viral (or as viral as a Harvard paper can get). 

As moms, we all want to protect our children from harm. But what if that harm is invisible, occurs daily, and is almost impossible to stop without government intervention?

There’s a growing consensus that our exposure to toxic chemicals in consumer products is a risk factor for many serious diseases. Children are exposed to these chemicals at an alarming rate and as a result, there are long-term implications for their health and development.

Complaining about husbands who do nothing at home is a universal topic.  Statistics says that fathers in the U.S. with children less than 6 years old do childcare around 1 hour per day.  Similar to fathers in the UK, Germany and Sweden.

In Japan, however, fathers with children less than 6 years old do childcare only 30 minutes.

Yes, compared with other developed countries, Japanese fathers spend shorter time at home and do less housework and childcare even their wives are working.

On the last Saturday, I got a snail mail from the local government. I and my husband slawly opened the envelope. A paper said that my 4 months daughter will be able to attend a daycare from April. The same daycare which my 3 year-old son has been attending.

Did you know that the majority of workers making minimum wage are women? Did you know that the national minimum wage is $7.25/hour? According to a new report from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), that means that a woman working full time, year round at the federal minimum wage earns just $14,500—more than $3,000 below the poverty line for a family of three.