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It’s science: Quarantine fatigue is making our kids angry

Sadness and anger are normal responses to loss—here's how to help.

Updated Jun. 11, 2020
Mom working while child talks to her

This mom is going viral by showing us what WFH with kids is *really* like

She recorded 27 interruptions in just 11 minutes of working.

Updated Feb. 03, 2022
two siblings reading a book together

Thank you to my little ones for being patient with me

I am asking them to not be scared or worried about the virus, even though I am every single day.

Updated Feb. 14, 2022
dad playing with little kid

11 sweet ways to celebrate Father’s Day with kids

Cool ideas for the entire family.

Updated Jan. 25, 2022

New Zealand is COVID-free—what families can learn from their lessons

Kids were allowed back to school in New Zealand in late May.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
family sitting at a kitchen table

Petition + senate proposal call for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks ASAP

Families could see as much as $10,000 a month under the Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act by Sen. Kamala Harris.

Updated Jan. 18, 2022

WHO clarifies stance on the asymptomatic spread of coronavirus

It's not as rare as a misunderstanding on Monday led people to believe.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
little boy coloring

I’m sending my toddler to daycare for the first time—but I’m not ready

The idea of my son being outside the safety of our house—and isolation—is giving me so much anxiety.

Updated May. 20, 2022

I wish there were more gay families on kids shows

Elmo describes "family" as a mommy, a daddy and a baby. But that's not what our family looks like.

Updated Jun. 01, 2022

This pregnant mother’s protest sign is so powerful

A protest sign spotted at a Washington, D.C. rally is now a battle cry for mothers everywhere.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This viral video of toddlers hugging takes on new meaning in the wake of George Floyd

Cisnernos says he didn't understand how much this little video would come to mean when he posted it last year, but as the tiny BFFs keep going viral, he's understanding the impact the image is having on the world.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

If you want to be an ally, you have to understand this first

I'm going to say what usually goes unsaid about racism.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mom doing skin-to-skin with baby

My birth story: Life and loss in one pregnancy

Our maternal-fetal medicine doctor came in suddenly—and I knew that something was wrong.

Updated Feb. 09, 2022
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