Fans really did watch Chelsea Houska grow up on TV, from the time that she welcomed her oldest daughter, Aubree, into the world on 16 & Pregnant to adding three more children to the family and marrying Cole DeBoer on Teen Mom 2 . Chelsea walked away from the franchise five years ago, and now that she’s looking back, she’s opening up about the impact that being on reality TV at such a young age had on her....

Jonah Hill is coming under fire this week for more reasons than one. Days after ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady accused the actor of emotional abuse, he’s now the subject of more allegations — this time, from Zoey 101 star Alexa Nikolas, who claims that Jonah displayed “predatory behavior” toward her while she was still a minor. Alexa told her story in a series of tweets. After reading Sarah Brady’s admirable post about #JonahHill I just gotta say when I was 16 I got invited to a house party at #justinlongs house where he was living with some lame predator actor from CSI Miami....

I’m just going to cut to the chase: After some extensive Googling, I’ve discovered that there are some really weird pacifiers out there. Passies with cuss words on them; passies that cost almost 20 grand (yes, you read that right); passies that will age your sweet little newborn about 16 years. They’re weird. They’re kind of hilarious. And they’re definitely not for everyone. Here are 10 of the wackiest pacifiers you’ll ever see....

After you’ve decked out the nursery and collected all your baby shower winnings, you think you might be done buying gifts for baby. Not so much. As a memento, and to perfectly capture this special moment in time, parents are now buying birthday and year keepsakes for their kids to open and receive much later. From fun time capsules to “open it when you reach this milestone,” these gifts are specifically meant to commemorate the year in which you welcomed your baby into the world....

During the summer months, hot car deaths are unfortunately far too common. Already, a dozen children have died after being left in a hot vehicle this year . Many times, the victims are babies, toddlers, and quite young children, but one Long Island community was left reeling after a tragic death several years ago. An 11-year-old girl died after being forgotten in a car in her own driveway on a 92-degree day a few summers back....

A tween boy in Ohio has died after allegedly being forced to take multiple long ice baths . The baths were reportedly used as a form of punishment . Repeated exposure to the extremely cold water likely led to the boy’s core temperature dropping. And now, a man who lived in the home is being charged with the boy’s death. As of right now, police are still investigating what exactly led to the boy’s death, but Anthony McCants, 23, is the only person of interest in the investigation....

Whether you’re somebody’s parent, somebody’s child, or both, we don’t have to tell you that these types of relationships often can be really complicated. Everyone’s family is different in its own way, and sometimes even the bonds that should be the strongest don’t end up holding up so well over time. In fact, not even celebrity parents and their children are immune to this fact of life. And even though we may never know what’s really going on in a celebrity’s life or family behind the scenes, many of them have given us a glimpse of when things haven’t been so rosy in their own parent-child relationship....

Hollywood makes itself seem like it’s all glitz and glamour, but if you follow along with the exploits of some of the biggest stars out there, you know that’s not always the case. Famous people are human, too, and they make mistakes — just like the rest of us. The number of celebrity arrests (and less dramatic blunders) over the years are proof of that. And even though many of them have more money than most of us will ever see in our own bank accounts, quite a few celebrities have been caught shoplifting ....

For all of the folks out there having trouble conceiving, a pineapple might mean something entirely different than to those who enjoy eating the tropical fruit. For them, we’ve come to learn that, regardless of the medical community’s support of the notion that women who eat pineapple just before embryo transfer have a higher chance of successful implantation, it’s a symbol of hope and solidarity in the struggle to give birth that so many endure....

I have two kids, two tablets, and have tried about a million strategies to figure out how to find balance with screen time. We’ve tried strict limits, we’ve tried no limits, and everything in between. Part of our problem is that I have one kid who would be on a screen every single moment if we let him. The other kid will binge-watch kitten videos one day and then ignores screens the rest of the week....

Every couple has conflicts . There’s basically no way to be in a long-term relationship and not disagree about something at some point. The truth is that sometimes conflicts are about deep and important topics, such as how to divide the household labor or managing the family finances. And sometimes the conflicts are about things that are deeply, truly stupid. We’re talking things like someone cheating on us in a dream or whether tomatoes are a fruit – clearly important topics worth spending two hours bickering about!...

We all know that fall is the season for rejoicing in the end of 100-degree days, loving pumpkin-flavored lattes (and everything else , apparently), wearing cute flannels, and getting all kinds of cozy. It is ALSO the start of the spooky season ! For some of us, who might not love being scared, this means we’ve got all the fun of stealing our kid’s Halloween candy to look forward to....

Motherhood will stretch you. It stretches your capacity to love, your empathy, your patience. And those are just the intangibles. There is also the physical stretching that takes place as your body shifts and adjusts to growing, carrying, and birthing a new person into the world. It’s a miraculous feat. But miracles aren’t free. The potential cost of all that stretching during pregnancy may leave your skin feeling taut, itchy , and dry....

It is physically impossible to anticipate all of the potential things that could happen to your child in this lifetime. Parents have a mile-long list of worries , and that barely scratches the surface. Were we to consider literally every possible angle, we’d completely melt down. Nevertheless, even knowing there is an unfathomable number of potential things that could affect our children, some incidents probably never even cross our minds....

Dressing up is always more fun with a bestie, isn’t it? For people who don’t have a significant other to dress up with, or those who have a significant other who just doesn’t want to dress up, a best friend is another option that is just as much fun. That’s especially true for those who are able to hit up some Halloween parties. Everyone knows it’s always more fun with a partner in crime....

For most of us, figuring out how to parent involves both taking things we liked that our parents did and changing things that we want to do differently. But for the Duggar family, it’s a whole new ballgame. Through the years, 19 Kids and Counting parents Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have remained just about as open as two people can be about their parenting decisions, and they’ve been criticized for their most controversial choices — many that their own children have decided not to repeat now that they’re parents themselves....

A Georgia teen girl has been arrested and charged with the murders of her mother and stepfather. Sarah Grace Patrick voluntarily turned herself in after a months-long investigation into the deaths. Police are still investigating, and now they will try to figure out the motive. So far, they have not been able to figure out what might have led the girl to shoot her mom and stepdad. The girl alerted emergency services to the crime after her younger sister found their parents’ bodies in their bedroom....

Shop Right Now When our kids are little, gift-giving is easy. There are a thousand toys to choose from, and it is hard to go wrong as long as we stick to the favorite TV show or superhero of the moment. Teenagers , on the other hand, can be a whole lot trickier (in more ways than one, right?), and it can be all too tempting to just fling a gift card in their direction and call it a day....

Whether you plan on having a baby before or after “I do,” or at whatever age , the general consensus is that a little one changes everything . And before that big transition comes, most couples would do well to make the most of their DINK (dual income, no kids) days and cultivate their bond before becoming parents. Of course you can still do most of these things after kids, but trust us when we say it will be WAY harder to accomplish as opposed to before you have little ones to consider....

Teaching kids through STEM (science, technology engineering, and math) exercises is so beneficial to their learning. Although one of the many benefits of STEM is sharpening math, science, or tech skills and getting kids interested in it, there’s more to it. According to Shari D. Cameron, a STEM expert, educator and head of school for the BASIS Independent Brooklyn Lower School campus, these activities sharpen children’s problem-solving skills, which will come in handy no matter what subject they gravitate toward in the future....