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1 Rachael Horovitz

A movie-producing mom helps open a school to empower teenagers through filmmaking.

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August 25, 2009

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2 Rachael Horovitz's Favorite Products

Tools for triggering creativity

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August 25, 2009

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Entertainment

3 Bucky Lasek

The longtime pro skateboarder and six-time Olympic gold medal winner talks about touring the world, what he learned from his single mom, and overnighting Maryland crab cakes.

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July 21, 2009

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4 Father of Invention: Chef Ming Tsai

How the celebrity chef and dad is making restaurants more food allergy-friendly.

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July 21, 2009

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5 Chef Ming Tsai's Kitchen Essentials

Tsai's essentials for the family kitchen

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July 21, 2009

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6 Sheila Marcelo

Sheila Marcelo talks to Cookie about how she turned a frustrating hunt for child care into the sucessful internet company Care.com to help other moms find child care.

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June 23, 2009

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7 Video Game Addiction

An expert helps one mom manage her kids' video-game addiction.

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June 23, 2009

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Entertainment

8 An American Family

More than 30 years ago, An American Family became the first "reality TV" series when it featured the foibles of the real-life Loud family. The director and the father featured in the program comment on their experience and on Jon & Kate Plus 8 and other reality TV families.

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June 9, 2009

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Entertainment

9 Michael Lewis

What books have influenced the famed sports and finance writer as a parent? A memoir about a dog and a novel about the devil's spawn, for starters.

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May 26, 2009

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10 Michael Lewis' Home Game Excerpt

An excerpt of Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood.

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May 26, 2009

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Entertainment

11 Lori Loughlin

From Full House to 90210, veteran Lori Loughlin actress has spent plenty of time playing a perfect mom on TV, but when the cameras aren?t rolling, she admits that she has some frazzled moments, too.

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May 19, 2009

Keywords cookie sheet, Lori Loughlin, celebrity moms, celebrity parent profiles, parent advice

Entertainment

12 Melora Hardin

The Office's Melora Hardin (you may know her as Jan) on her family, acting and her upcoming projects.

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May 11, 2009

Keywords cookie sheet, Melora Hardin, Jan from the Office, celebrity moms, parent advice

Entertainment

13 Nursery University

Ever wondered what was up with the crazy New York City preschool admissions process? The filmmakers behind the new documentary Nursery University give us a look inside that exclusive world.

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May 11, 2009

Keywords Nursery University, parent advice, parenting moviews, education, child development

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14 Advice To Parents

We all have a moment when we spy That Mom. She's the one who looks like she knows something we don't.

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April 13, 2009

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15 Celebrity Parents

Celebrity moms and dads reveal what they fight about most, frazzled parenting moments, and guilty pleasures.

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March 24, 2009

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16 Parental advice

We all have a moment when we spy That Mom. She's the one who looks like she knows something we don't.

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February 10, 2009

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Entertainment

17 Gretchen Mol

The Life on Mars star deals with whatever motherhood throws at her, from a predawn tantrum to the occasional little plastic whale.

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February 10, 2009

Keywords Gretchen Mol, celebrity moms, celebrity parents, parenting tips, mom style

Travel

18 Couples Weekend Getaway

A couple who haven't spent a single night away from their kids finally set aside the excuses and set off on a sexy, grown-ups-only getaway.

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January 6, 2009

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19 Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal talks about her life as a mom, wife and about all of her new projects and favorite things.

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December 23, 2008

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20 Bad Dad

An open letter to all the bad, lazy dads that are making the rest of us dads look bad (when we're not!).

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December 9, 2008

Keywords bad dad, bad fathers, parent advice, parenting tips, Do-Nothing Dads