Features
Dinner in 20 Minutes or Less
And we don’t mean takeout. From shopping and storing to prepping and cooking—plus quick recipes—we offer the ultimate how-to guide for fast family meals.
By Rosemary Black
Best Companies for Hourly Workers
We put the business world to the test when it comes to paid-by-the-hour moms. Our winners offer health, training and retirement plans—plus flex.
By Katherine Bowers
Will My Child Turn Out Okay?
Four moms and their adult children reveal the good, the bad and, ultimately, the beautiful about raising children while working.
By Inara Verzemnieks
You
Health
Find the best hospitals; walk to lower breast cancer risk; supplements you may need most; news about dark skin.
Nutrition
Drop pounds with simple yet surprising food swaps. Plus, how to double weight loss.
Sticky Situations
Giving kids their privacy—or not; coping with one too many charity requests.
Beauty Awards
For our annual beauty roundup, we spritzed, slathered and tested—and picked the top new products for you.
Work
Money Talks
Laid off? Expert advice on turning a passion into big bucks.
Career Coach
Explaining work hours to kids; the importance of networking.
Cover Story
The Biggest Loser’s Alison Sweeney weighs in on the show and her winning home life.
How She Does It
Conductor Sarah Ioannides leads two orchestras and still manages family harmony.
On the Job
How our Best Companies for Hourly Workers stack up.
Top Working Mothers
We honor moms in advertising.
Family
Child Health
Supernanny on asthma; bike safety; allergy-free treats.
Child Fitness
Smart ways to get kids off the couch and on the move.
Playtime
An outdoor fantasy play space; an indoor balloon game.
Make It Fun
Sweet crafts for Mother’s Day.
Step by Step
Breastfeeding rights; baby-time management; taming bogey monsters; raising happier kids; money-smart teens.
WM Recommends
Disneynature’s new film, Oceans; book picks.
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From the Editor
From Carol’s Blackberry
Letters
Let’s Eat
WM Moment
Cover Photographed By Jim Wright.
