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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
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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
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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
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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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Let me stay home a little longer, he won’t be this little forever

I love knowing the majority of my time is with him. That when he asks me, "Mommy sit down with me," I can do it and not care about the pile of dishes

Updated Jan. 28, 2022
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Teen’s viral video shows there are unwritten rules for Black children in America

He reads his rules into the camera: "Don't put your hands in your pockets. Don't put your hoodie on. Don't be outside without a shirt on. Check in with your people, even if you're down the street."

Updated Feb. 02, 2022

This cop’s daughter wrote a viral post we all need to read

"Black Lives Matter. This is not a race war—this is a right vs wrong war."

Updated May. 20, 2022

It’s science: Children aren’t color-blind

Kids know the difference between colors applied to objects and the social meaning of colors when applied to race.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Roxie Washington, mother of George Floyd’s daughter, tearfully speaks out

"He will never see her grown up," says Washington.

Updated Jun. 05, 2020
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