Features

Are You Hooked?
If you crave caffeine, are bound to your BlackBerry or are obsessed with online shopping, we show you how to take back control and really live your life.
By Leah McLaughlin

Best Green Companies for America’s Children
Breathe easy: These innovators pave the way for a cleaner, greener world as they sustain smart business practices. By Theresa Gonzales

Guide to Great Playdates
Pump up the pleasure in your kid’s get-togethers while easing your stress with these low-fuss, big-fun ideas.
By Lynn Harris

You

Health
Spring allergy solutions; walk for your heart; make that doctor’s appointment; moodboosting 5-ingredient recipe.

Beauty
Skin-renewing products for a fresh spring glow.

Sticky Situations
Repaying the stay-at-home mom who’s bailed you out once too often.

How She Does It
Single-mom-by-choice Melissa Kanes cracks backs for a living as she carves out a life with her young children.

Work

Entrepreneur Mom
She saw a need, found an opportunity—and took a risk. Now this mother of two runs her own home-care franchise.

Cover Story
Gossip /> Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford talks about life behind the scenes, a tough custody battle and newfound strength as a single mom.

Money Talks
Just in time for the april deadline, we help you find the tax breaks you might miss.

Family

Child Nutrition
Steer kids to healthy eating with this traffic-light color code.

Step by Step

Eco-friendly baby showers; happy at day care; honest discipline; how to praise.

Make it Fun
Cute, creative crafts from recycled things.

Playtime
How does your garden grow? with fun and games.

Travel
Five destinations with a little history and a lot of fun.

WM recommends
Creature features; the Harlem Globetrotters; book picks.

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Cover Styling by Cannon at Judy Casey and Gay Empson. Hair by Matthew Green. Makeup by Daniela Shappee.
Cover photograph by Jim Wright on location at the Hotel Wales NYC.