In modern society, or in my house at least, our kids live very structured, organized, contained lives. They attend school, activities, and scheduled play dates, complete homework assignments and required reading, and go to bed at the same time every night. Our schedules keep us all happy and sane during the school year, but once Summer arrives, it feels only right to loosen the reins and relax. Unfortunately, attempting to relax with kids is kind of like trying to open-water swim with sharks: possible in theory, but for most of us, super stressful in reality. We all know our kids need the experiences of unstructured days, outdoor play, and dirty bare feet, but after about a week, those feet start to stink, and a mom can get tempted to queue up a never-ending Netflix playlist and hide until school starts again. 44613096 Summer camp forces children out of their routines and helps them find out who they are beyond the confines of home and hovering parents.And that's exactly why,..

Sleep-training — the process of teaching a baby to fall asleep and stay asleep through the night — is one of those no-size-fits-all parenting issues. Some parents start sleep-training mere weeks after their babies are born, others believe that their children will sleep through the night whenever they're ready and do little to push that day forward. Even baby experts and pediatricians disagree on what constitutes safe and effective sleep-training (cry it out? tear-free training? a mix of the two?). No matter what your sleep-training philosophies are, at the end of the day, you probably just want to sleep through the night — and you might or might not be aware that it's probably only going to happen when your children do it, too. If you're one of the countless parents who are desperate for more sleep, want to raise a good sleeper (sleep is vital for brain development!), and are considering sleep-training to accomplish both, here are six rules you need to follow to make s..

Many people who start the keto diet don't last much longer after the keto flu hits — and understandably so. Common symptoms can include headaches, stomachaches, dizziness, nausea, and bad breath and can last anywhere between a couple days to a couple weeks. It's at that point when most probably wonder, How much longer? And I'm sorry to report that you'll to have to hang in there for a while before you begin seeing any major results. Although the timeline varies from person to person, training your body to start burning fat for fuel requires patience. "Ketogenic diet isn't just low-carb, it's not just high-fat; it's actually converting your metabolic pathway," Molly Devine, RD, LDN, and advisor to Ketologic told POPSUGAR. It also largely depends on what your diet was like prior to getting on the keto. For example, if you were someone who drank multiple sodas a day and consumed a ton of carbohydrates regularly, it'll take you much longer to deple..

You'll Relate on a Deep Level to These 11 Moms You'll Find in Every Neighborhood You'll Relate on a Deep Level to These 11 Moms You'll Find in Every Neighborhood If you're lucky enough to move into a neighborhood that's chock-full of kids around the same age as your own, you'll know there's a price to be paid for the easy play dates, convenient carpools, and abundant kid fun. And that price is that you're going to have to interact with all kinds of moms that live footsteps away from you — and could pop in at any given moment. Some you'll love, some you'll tolerate, and some you'll try to avoid at all costs (could it be that they're also avoiding you?). Here are the 11 types of moms you're likely to meet in your neighborhood. Which one are you? Related: 9 Things I've Learned From a Decade in the School Pickup Line

Join Us in Cringing at This Supremely Awkward Video of Trump Trying to Hold Melania's Hand Join Us in Cringing at This Supremely Awkward Video of Trump Trying to Hold Melania's Hand It looks like Merriam-Webster Dictionary may need to edit its definition for the word "awkward," because the absolute embodiment of the term just unfolded before our very eyes. When Donald and Melania Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, to the White House on April 24, the POTUS and FLOTUS shared a supremely uncomfortable moment in front of the cameras. While the first couple posed side by side, Trump apparently really wanted to hold his wife's hand, but she simply wasn't having it. He proceeded to wiggle one of his oddly tenacious pinky fingers into Melania's grasp until she finally submitted to his prodding and held his hand, though she didn't appear too pleased about it. Watch the odd moment unfold in the video below if you're in th..

In terms of The Walking Dead, you know the deal: one chapter closes and another opens. Now, the season eight finale is behind us, the war with the Saviors is over, and Negan is alive. With the Saviors more or less taken care of and the immediate threat extinguished, there's an even bigger question at hand: what can we expect from season nine? We were able to assemble quite a bit of information based on a few clues that have emerged this month. 44749616 1. A New Chapter In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Scott M. Gimple explained how the season eight finale marks the end of an era on The Walking Dead. "This episode isn't just like these 15 episodes coming to a conclusion," Gimple said, "but [new showrunner Angela Kang] and myself and the writers had always talked about this in many ways being sort of the conclusion of the first eight seasons. This show will be very much a new show next year and with a bigger, new narrative." So basically, if you thi..