Note to Parents: Believe It or Not, You're Happy

It may come as cold comfort to any mother awake for a 3 a.m. feeding -- or trying to get up at 7 a.m. after a 3 a.m. feeding -- but new research shows that being a parent does, in fact, make you happier.

Explore primate parenting at free lecture

Noted primatologists Netzin and Dieter Steklis will discuss "Gorilla Fathers: Do they help us understand the importance of the human family?" Wednesday at a free lecture at Academy Village, 13715 E. Langtry Lane.

The Scienceblogging Weekly (May 18, 2012)

The Scienceblogging Weekly (May 18, 2012)

First Person: I Cut My Parenting Costs By Going Green

When I found out that I was expecting my second child I was elated, but my husband had just switched careers and our household income was less than what we were used to making. Babies are expensive, so as excited as I was, I was also worried about how our finances would be affected.

Peel Public Health launches parenting Facebook page

The Internet is great for shopping, gaming and selling your car. Finding credible health information, however, is a little trickier. But as nurses increasingly embrace social-media tools like Twitter and Facebook to communicate with patients, it may become easier.