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30+ brands giving back during the pandemic 👏

Some have completely shifted their productions to create masks and offer services and resources free of charge. Others are implementing a give back model, directing funds to places and people in need.

Updated Nov. 17, 2021

Mama, you told me…

That it would be a joy to watch them grow up. But Mama, you never told me how quickly the time would pass; how the hours, the days, the weeks and the months would slip through my fingers so fast. That I would suddenly find myself looking at a child instead of a baby; a baby instead of a newborn; and beg time to be a little bit kinder and wait for me to catch up.

Updated Sep. 29, 2022
family playing a game together

I am done living in crisis mode

I would obsess over news reports and death rates and the endless cycle of bad news. I decided—I can't live this way.

Updated Jan. 27, 2022
little girl smiling at camera

How to raise an optimistic child in a pessimistic world

While the news is hard right now, you've got all the tools you need to make the world a better place.

Updated Jan. 18, 2022

I still need you, Mom

Even as I mother my own children, I need to be mothered.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
little boy eating meatballs at the table

Ikea shared its delicious meatball recipe (and it’s so easy!)

Bon appétit or smaklig måltid, as they say in Sweden!

Updated Feb. 01, 2022
mom and daughter playing

Lost your cool with your child? Here are 5 easy steps to reconnect

Parenting during a pandemic means we're going to lose our cool sometimes—it's what happens afterward that really counts.

Updated Jan. 19, 2022

Here’s how to shop for groceries safely + without stress right now

Delivery spots are hard to snag right now. Here's how to shop safely if you have to go to the store.

Updated Apr. 24, 2020
a front liner holding her baby bump

These viral bump photos from the front lines share an important message

It's a perfect way to capture the dualism of pregnancy: This woman is both vulnerable and strong.

Updated Jan. 24, 2022

My baby, you make me a better person

And thank you for forgiving me when I'm not.

Updated Oct. 02, 2022
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