The 2012 Oscar nominations have been announced! Lots of award season regulars, like The Artist and The Descendants, got some love, but there were also a handful of surprises, like nominations for Nick Nolte, Gary Oldman, and Terrence Malick. Bridesmaids also scored big, with noms for best original screenplay and best supporting actress for Melissa McCarthy. The Academy chose nine films for best Read more

We are thrilled to introduce our latest guest blogger, Soleil Moon Frye! The former Punky Brewster actress is now a mom of two — Poet, 6, Jagger, 3 — the owner of the hip, eco-chic Little Seed baby boutique, a Mommy Ambassador for Target, and the author of Happy Chaos, a parenting guide for moms who don't quite fit into the picture-perfect lifestyle many other books idealize. After giving Read more

Maggie Goes on a Diet is still creating quite some buzz — HerSay 10 places with measles and other disease outbreaks — Health Jessica Alba is starting her postpartum exercise routine — Celebrity Baby Scoop 16 things you can't wear as a mom — The Stir Alicia Keys strolls her lil Egypt around SoHo — Celebrity Baby Blog Beware of open containers around curious tots — FitPregnancy Healthy Read more

Here's a post from designer guest writer David Stark. New Yorkers for Children always kicks off the Fall gala season with their very chic evening each September, and we have had the honor of collaborating with them for many years now. It’s always been important for the evening to be glamorous, but in recent years, it has been critical to infuse beauty with meaning. How do we do that, you Read more

We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week we're bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, which is Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week Tori sounds off on technology and children. These days we use our phones for everything, from finding Read more

When Soleil Moon Frye learned she was pregnant with her first child, she thought she'd be the picture-perfect hippie mom she'd always envisioned. Then Poet, now 6, was diagnosed with a severe case of reflux, and the former Punky Brewster actress learned that parenting is a bit more fly by night than most parenting books would have you believe. When I spoke with actress, social media maven, and Read more

Even though this episode mostly felt like filler, the heart-stopping final scene makes this week's episode of True Blood so worth it. There's also a visit from Godric, a couple of murders, and more witch mayhem. But it has to be Alexander Skarsgard who's this week's MVP yet again — his portrayal of "new" Eric is so irresistibly wholesome; he continues to surprise me and make me love him even Read more

Has social media become the new village it takes to raise a child? For many mamas, the anonymous world of the Internet has replaced the traditional community our own mothers turned to for advice on bringing up baby. It's certainly the case for Soleil Moon Frye. The actress, wife, and mom of two, Poet, 5, Jagger, 3, felt lost after giving birth, as if someone had forgotten to hand her the mom Read more

Enter Soleil Moon Frey's home and you'd expect to see expertly hung photos and impeccably placed furniture. But according to the actress and mom of two – Poet, 5, Jagger, 3, – that's the furthest thing from reality. The self-proclaimed "messy mom" opened up to me about how her home life inspired the title of her new book and what her girls thing of her time spent as Punky Brewster. LilSugar: Read more