With all of this in-flight drama lately, we wondered who keeps the kids under control better on a plane? We asked a husband and wife to tell us what was going on in each of their heads during a cross-country flight to see just how different the very same experience can be.

In an age of dual-income families and gender equality, the concept of equalizing parenting is becoming a hot topic. Rather than mom taking on the primary responsibility of the children and household, both parents share all aspects of both. Learn key strategies for making parenting a team effort.

“Do you think she looks better with this one or the other? I think this is really pretty and fits her well here.” He concludes signaling to Barbie’s tiny waist. It didn’t matter one iota to my son that all the adults instantly cracked up laughing. He was oblivious to external stimuli and totally immersed in his imaginary world.

Think back to psych 101. Remember Maslow's Pyramid of Needs? It broke our most basic motives down--all the way to hunger, thirst, and sexual desire. It's been updated, and "parenting" is now at the top of the structure. Are we hardwired to raise kids?

The hormones that make it into our food and our bodies: One pediatrician was so stunned by the hormone levels in a one-year old that he was treating that he asked the parents if it was possible the child had accidentally swallowed birth control pills.

In this kinder and gentler world of new millennium motherhood I often wonder if we go too far. Is modern parenting an inspiration or a copout? I know what my mother would say.

They could have been playing in their rooms, quiet and content for hours. They could be out in the playroom deeply enmeshed in a game of Super Mario Kart. Hell, they could be down the block at a neighbor's house! But the second my butt hits that toilet seat they come running.

An honest depiction of trying to juggle work, writing and motherhood, and how one mom struggles to come to terms with it.

I’m often an optimist in the mornings. Then breakfast starts. My son's spoon is suddenly a toy. His cup is too close to his elbow and spills. He forgets to take his empty bowl to the counter. My optimism turns to annoyance.

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