Forget the monster under your bed when you become a parent. Sometimes it’s more like the monster IN your bed or in THEIR OWN bed…kinda. This mom shares her positive experience with sleep training.

Everybody's been talking about it, and I read so many passionate but vague reviews that I kind of assumed it just sucked like Sharknado. As with most things that are A Thing, I even gave it a number of loving nicknames, including but not limited to: Bird Pox, Bart Spots, Bark Spas, Barn Troughs, Bar Hops, Blart Cops, Bard Boss, and one of my personal favorites, Bird Bras. I finally watched this shit last night and I'm here to tell you what I feel you need to know about this movie, and I'll keep it low on the spoilers.

Recently my 20-year-old told me that he felt betrayed when he realized the spray bottle full of lavender water we misted around his room was not, in fact, monster repellent.

Five harsh realities to the partners of new mothers.

So, when I took a pregnancy test at 19 and two lines appeared, I was extremely confused. Why?
Because I’m a man. That’s right; a man. Always have been, always will be. But... I’m also the proud owner of a uterus.

How did we ever survive without smartphones? From calendars to reminders to Facebook and Amazon Prime, they’re a busy parent’s best friend. We’ve collected this list of our favorite useful apps for parents trying to juggle everything. And most of them are free!