GROSS!

My six-year-old has a new habit these days. To get in and out of the bathroom faster -- I presume -- he sees no reason to lift the toilet seat while peeing. Now, I always thought I had to focus on teaching the boys to put the seat down, which...

By Stacey Garfinkle | May 16, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (21)

Electric Company, Come On Back

Welcome back, Electric Company. Question is: Can the 1970s magic of an amazing cast -- Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Bill Cosby -- be replicated? PBS is bringing back the show that ran from 1971 to 1977. "The literacy crisis today is as pervasive and alarming as it was in 1971...

By Stacey Garfinkle | May 15, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (11)

The Ultimate Birth Story

Earlier this week, a baby girl made quite the untimely entrance into the world. The weather was nearly constant rain -- and typical of traffic conditions in bad weather in D.C. -- mom, dad and arriving baby got stuck in traffic on the Beltway on the way to the hospital....

By Stacey Garfinkle | May 14, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (35)

Breast Pump Review: Medela's Hands-Free Freestyle

If you have a chance to get your hands on Medela's new breast pump, the Freestyle, you'll be amazed. No more lugging a backpack-sized breast pump everywhere. Plus, besides being a pump that fits in the palm of your hand and weighs less than 1 pound, the $380 unit...

By Stacey Garfinkle | May 13, 2008; 6:30 AM ET | Comments (24)

Amy Joyce: The Pump of Perfection or a Disaster?

By Stacey Garfinkle | May 13, 2008; 12:01 AM ET | Comments (0)

Sara Kehaulani Goo: A Hassle to Set Up, But...

By Stacey Garfinkle | May 13, 2008; 12:01 AM ET | Comments (0)

Lori Montgomery: A Quantum-Leap Improvement

By Stacey Garfinkle | May 13, 2008; 12:01 AM ET | Comments (0)