1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (806+ words) If your dog seems different when you're overwhelmed, there's an explanation (and it's not a reason to feel guilty). As it turns out, it probably wasn't all in my head. A growing body of research points to the surprisingly sophisticated…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (806+ words) Be there, in more ways than one. I was diagnosed with postpartum depression after the birth of my son, nearly a decade ago. In the time since then, more and more moms have publicly opened about their experience with this…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (558+ words) Because those quick scrolling sessions aren't cutting it anymore. With summer officially here and three kids surrounding me most of the day, I need to know " how do I find my "slow" dopamine triggers? And how do I make sure…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (530+ words) It sure seems like they're running from the dog catcher in their sleep. We've all seen them do it " your dog digs around in your blankets for a while before settling in. Then, when they reach a deep sleep, they…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (466+ words) The actor and Being Frenshe founder talks to Scary Mommy about mental health, social media and motherhood now. Our kids might know her from as a voice from Phineas & Ferb, but us millennials probably know her as Sharpay Evans from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (185+ words) Or are we mountain ranges, forever going up and down? And I'm starting to wonder if it's all the sex. Are we hitting our peak sexuality in middle age? "Interestingly, Kinsey's research also found that some of the most sexually…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (658+ words) Scary Mommy chatted with the mom of four about potty training, finding "me" time, and how kids are the most humbling of creatures. If anyone can make potty training feel less like a war of attrition and more like a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (402+ words) Our days are a balancing act of career, marriage, parenting, caregiving, and the never-ending list of tasks necessary to run not one but two or more modern households. Unfortunately, that is not what happened. My brilliant physicist father-in-law was diagnosed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1218+ words) So many mornings, I wake up and already feel behind. Before I can even pour a cup of coffee, my brain starts mentally tallying up everything I need to do that day: the groceries that need to be ordered, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (323+ words) Because flares don't always wait until after school drop-off. And while there's no magical "just do this!" solution, there are small, realistic strategies that can make day-to-day life feel a little more manageable when there are tiny humans who depend…...