There's only one thing harder than living in a home with an adolescent - and that's being an adolescent. The moodiness, the volatility, the wholesale lack of impulse control, all would be close to clinical conditions if they occurred at another point in life. In adolescence, they're just part of the behavioral portfolio.

Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.

Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community.

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

Many working mothers feel guilty about not being at home. And when they are there, they wish it could be perfect. This pressure to make every minute happy puts working parents in a bind when it comes to setting limits and modifying behavior.