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12 easy ways to save on your taxes before 2014

12 easy ways to save on your taxes before 2014

Read on to find out 12 tips and tricks for lowering your family's 2013 tax bill before April 2014.

Evelyn Jacks

4 ways our Christmas traditions changed after kids

4 ways our Christmas traditions changed after kids

Jennifer Pinarski shares her family's less-than-perfect Christmas traditions.

Jennifer Pinarski

Different kids, different schedules

Different kids, different schedules

Susan Goldberg tries to manage two very different schedules for her sons.

Susan Goldberg

Family pet: Preparing the kids

Family pet: Preparing the kids

Tracy Chappell's adventures in bunny-sitting may have prepared her family for a furry addition.

Tracy Chappell

3 steps to facing your fear of confrontation

3 steps to facing your fear of confrontation

Put an end to your fear of confrontation with these three steps — and learn how best to express yourself when confronting your partner.

Liza Finlay

Should stay-at-home moms sign a postnup?

Should stay-at-home moms sign a postnup?

Are postnuptial agreements the best way to compensate stay-at-home moms? Jennifer Pinarski isn't so sure.

Jennifer Pinarski

Talking to kids about Nelson Mandela

Talking to kids about Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela's passing gave Tracy Chappell the chance to discuss the good— and the bad — with her girls.

Tracy Chappell

Fear of Santa: It's OK to skip the photo op

Fear of Santa: It's OK to skip the photo op

Jennifer Pinarski is against having her kids pose for pictures with Santa. Here's why.

Jennifer Pinarski

The best consoles and video games for your family

The best consoles and video games for your family

Wondering which console to buy for your family? Don’t know what the coolest new video games for kids are this year? We do!

Todd Brown

Feeling nostalgic for my childhood Christmases

Feeling nostalgic for my childhood Christmases

Editor-in-chief Karine Ewart writes a holiday-themed letter to her childhood self.

Karine Ewart

Why I'm glad my kids never believed in Santa

Why I'm glad my kids never believed in Santa

Susan Goldberg is relieved that she never had to pretend that Santa was real.

Susan Goldberg

I don’t want my daughter to be an only child

I don’t want my daughter to be an only child

Katie Dupuis shares her anxiety over the possibility of her daughter being a one and only.

Katie Dupuis

Weddings: The upside of bringing your kids

Weddings: The upside of bringing your kids

Tracy Chappell is impressed with how well her daughters handled their first wedding.

Tracy Chappell

Top 10 kid toy trends 2013

Top 10 kid toy trends 2013

Minecraft, Rainbow Loom, Beanie Ballz... Here are the toys and games your kids are obsessed with right now.

Sasha Emmons

Family: How do you handle a big change?

Family: How do you handle a big change?

Despite the fact that her husband finally found a new job, Jennifer Pinarski still worries about what the future has in store for her family.

Jennifer Pinarski

Sponsored: Would You Invest Time to Save Money?

Sponsored: Would You Invest Time to Save Money?

By Barry Columb, President, President's Choice Financial

Changing up the morning routine

Changing up the morning routine

Morning routines have become a bit of a battleground in Susan Goldberg's house.

Susan Goldberg

4 mommy-blogging myths: Busted!

4 mommy-blogging myths: Busted!

Jennifer Pinarski clears the air by busting some mommy blogging myths.

Jennifer Pinarski

How to deal with mom guilt

How to deal with mom guilt

Tracy Chappell has been juggling too many balls in the air — she's starting to feel a heavy dose of mom guilt.

Tracy Chappell

Positive parenting: Focusing on the good stuff

Positive parenting: Focusing on the good stuff

Even after a rough weekend, Tracy Chappell tries to clean the slate and start fresh with her girls.

Tracy Chappell