Family

Q: Recently, I Told My 8-year-old Daughter That I Couldn't Afford Something, and She Said, "But You Work so Much!" What's the Best Way to Explain Where My Paycheck Goes? A: Isn't it great when kids start to want an accounting of your wages? Love that...

Q: Recently, I Told My 8-year-old Daughter That I ...

"It's time to leave, okay?" In yet another futile attempt to make every family member completely happy, I'd tacked "okay?" to the end of my sentence, which had the dreaded effect of turning my statement into a plea. Naturally enough, my 2-year-old tw...

"It's time to leave, okay?" In yet another futile ...

Taking a real vacation around the holidays can be wonderful...or a stress-fest. To make it less aack! and more aah: Let Them Help: "Moms take on the burden of all the planning," says Samantha Brown, host of Great Weekends on the Travel Channel. She s...

Taking a real vacation around the holidays can be ...

1:28 a.m. Every couple of hours, Jack (2 weeks) cries. My wife feeds him, then hands him to me to change his diaper. It's an equitable division of labor, but I wish I could sleep. 2:15 a.m. Jack (1 month) is sleeping between me and my wife because th...

1:28 a.m. Every couple of hours, Jack (2 weeks) cr...

"Don't put her on the coffee table," Lucy barked, "or she'll learn she can climb on it!" "It's no big deal," insisted Todd, hanging onto his newly walking daughter. "She's having fun." My wife, Susan, and I said nothing. We were visiting our friends,...

"Don't put her on the coffee table," Lucy barked, ...

Like many guys, I spend most of the workweek away from my kids, Samantha, 6, and Mia, 4, and it's hard not to feel like I'm missing out. We see each other in the blur of mornings and the circus of afternoons, so when Saturday comes, I commence my mis...

Like many guys, I spend most of the workweek away ...

When my dad was 5 years old, his father died and his mom was forced to take a job that required her to travel. It was the middle of the Great Depression, and she was lucky to get work at all. As a newly single parent suddenly thrust into the working ...

When my dad was 5 years old, his father died and h...

It's right before bedtime and Sylvia is about to flip out about something - that a page of her picture book is "broken" (read: torn, by her, days before) and that she can't have three more handfuls of popcorn after we said "one more." Before I have a...

It's right before bedtime and Sylvia is about to f...

Every day, attractive women come by my office to chat. Breast health is a common topic. We also look at pictures of naked bottoms and pick the best one. On a really good day, I'll receive a box of yogurt puffs to sample. Based on this description, so...

Every day, attractive women come by my office to c...

The 411: While her most serious transgression has been her involvement in a kidnapping and extortion plot (she also faced a cocaine-possession charge), the drama doesn't end there. She was the catalyst for almost every fight, hair-pull, and table-thr...

The 411: While her most serious transgression has ...

The world is full of advice for married couples, newlyweds or not -- some of it commonsensical, most of it well-intentioned, and much of it wrong. In the 14 years we've been married, my husband and I have broken all the rules at least once -- and whe...

The world is full of advice for married couples, n...

Men talk to me all the time about sex, which is only natural, since I'm a sex therapist and I make my living talking to people about their sex lives. But it's funny how many guys like to talk to me when I'm not working, when I'm pushing my sons in th...

Men talk to me all the time about sex, which is on...

Turkey Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Meleagris Scientific Name: Meleagris Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Size: 70-125cm (28-49in) Wing Span: 150-180cm (59-71in) Weight: 3-11kg (6.6-24lbs...

Turkey Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cl...

Tiger Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Type: Mammal Diet: Carnivore Size: 2.8-3.3m (9-11ft) Weight: 267-300kg (589-660lbs) Top Speed: 96km/h (60...

Tiger Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cla...

Snake Facts Scientific Name: Serpentes Type: Reptile Diet: Carnivore Size: 5.4m (18ft) Weight: 150kg (330lbs) Top Speed: 32km/h (20mph) Life Span: 30 years Lifestyle: Solitary There are around 2,700 known species of snake worldwide, with the snake be...

Snake Facts Scientific Name: Serpentes Type: Repti...

Snail Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Achatinoidea Common Name: Snail Scientific Name: Achatinoidea Found: Worldwide Diet: Herbivore Size (L): 0.5cm - 80cm (0.2in - 32in) Weight: 0.01kg - 18kg (0.02lbs - 40lbs) Numbe...

Snail Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Cla...

Shrimp Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Crustacea Order: Decapoda Family: Caridea Common Name: Shrimp Scientific Name: Caridea Origin: Worldwide Diet: Omnivore Size: 0.3-5cm (0.1-2in) Water Type: Fresh, Brackish, Salt Optimum pH Leve...

Shrimp Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda ...

Seahorse Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Syngnathiformes Family: Syngnathidae Genus: Hippocampus Common Name: Seahorse Scientific Name: Hippocampus Origin: Worldwide Diet: Omnivore Size (L): 2.5cm - 30cm (0.9in -...

Seahorse Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata ...

Sea Lion Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Otariidae Scientific Name: Otariidae Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Size: 2.7-3.3m (9-11ft) Weight: 300-1,000kg (660-2,200lbs) Top Speed: 44km/h (27mph) Life Span...

Sea Lion Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata ...

Sea Dragon Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Syngnathiformes Family: Syngnathidae Genus: Phycodurus Common Name: Sea Dragon Scientific Name: Phycodurus Eques Origin: Australian coastal waters Diet: Carnivore Size (...

Sea Dragon Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordat...

Rat Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Rattus Scientific Name: Rattus Rattus Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Size: 20-50cm (7.8-19.7in) Weight: 200-900g (0.4-2lbs) Top Speed: 13km/h (8mph) Life...

Rat Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class...