
Is Homework Killing Our Elementary Kids' Love Of Life And Learning?
Homework — most kids hate it, but it's necessary, right? Perhaps not, and definitely not if there's too much of it. Is it time to revamp the way in which we assign homework to children?

Foods To Avoid During Pregnancy: Evidence-Based Or Little More Than Paranoia?
The list of "banned food items" during pregnancy has now grown to the extent where you may start wondering if anything is safe to eat. Are the fears really warranted, or have we gone too far?

How to write a birth plan
A birth plan is a document pregnant women and their partners can write, to inform their healthcare providers about their care preferences during labor, birth and the postpartum period.

Using dong quai to boost fertility
Do you have irregular periods, short periods with cramping, or do you suffer from Premenstrual Syndrome?

Moms over 40: induce labor to cut stillbirth risk?
Pregnant women who are over 40 double the risk of suffering a stillbirth compared to women who are under 35 years old, research suggests.

Questions to consider before becoming an egg donor
As artificial reproductive technologies have become more advanced and widespread, more women also started considering egg donation as a possibility.

Questions to consider before becoming a sperm donor
Sperm donation has, for many men, been a way to help someone conceive a child while earning a little extra money on the side.

Daycare vs Grandparents: Who should look after the kids while you work?
The first debate would be whether you stay at home with your baby, or whether you return to paid employment. For many parents, who are sure that they either need two incomes or want to continue their career, that is one discussion that can be skipped.

A parents' guide to losing baby teeth
That first wiggly tooth is quite a bit milestone in your child's life, isn't it? If you are in that stage at the moment, you may be proud of your...

Inducing ovulation: Clomid vs Femara
Clomid is a well-known fertility drug that is commonly used to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate normally. Femara was not developed as a fertility drug, but is frequently used to induce ovulation as well.