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8 ways to keep your sanity when transitioning to two kids

It is 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning. It feels more like noon. Earlier, at 3 a.m., I nursed my 2-month-old daughter. At 5 a.m., my 2-year-old son woke up early. Again. My husband is at his mon...

DATE: Jun 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Inside the cult of the secret wedding pinners

Ah, weddings on Pinterest: 38 million boards brimming with white, pink and gold for all to admire. Except when it’s not. Except when the planning is too personal – or too secret. ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Turn separation anxiety into reunion assurance

Q: I have a very attached 4-year-old who has a difficult time saying goodbye to me. It is getting a bit better but the school drop-off is still an issue. I tried an idea you wrote about and ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Aziz Ansari thinks men's first-date texts are lazy

“Heyyy!” If this is how you’re trying to get a date, Aziz Ansari says you’re doing it wrong. In his stand-up routines, Ansari captures the frustration and excitement of...

DATE: Jun 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Parents going viral with ugly haircut videos shaming kids

NEW YORK – Russell Fredrick’s middle son was 12 when he wouldn’t quit playing around in class and ignoring his homework, so the barber did what he does best. He picked up his clippers and cu...

DATE: Jun 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Brides for sale: Women lured into fake marriages

Men looking to get married for ID cards, chance to move around freely in Europe

DATE: May 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Young widows seek different kind of support

Dealing with grief, family not the same as older counterparts

DATE: May 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Many couples find the honeymoon can wait

NEW YORK – “Where are you going on your honeymoon?” It’s one of the most common questions asked of a couple engaged to marry. Another appropriate question these days: ...

DATE: May 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Are Mom’s anti-anxiety medications helping or hurting?

Below are some of the exchanges from the relationships advice column, Baggage Check, published weekly in The Washington Post’s Express. Q: How long is too long to be on anti-anxie...

DATE: May 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

First comes love, then comes marriage – years later

“First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage.” So the old playground rhyme goes. These days, however, many couples are taking a long time getting fro...

DATE: May 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

With desires, it’s all in how you handle them

Dan puts steaming bowls of muesli in front of the children, studded with dried fruit and almond butter, and they sling creamy bites into unusually quiet mouths. Rose licks her lips and annou...

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Md. county: Police have leeway on ‘free-range’ kids

Montgomery County, Maryland, police do not have to send unattended children to Child Protective Services if they do not believe neglect is involved in the case and can instead notify the par...

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family