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10 tips to have an eco-friendly Christmas this year

If every family took a few very small, simple steps to care for the environment this Christmas, the cumulative effect would be massive.

Updated Jan. 13, 2022

7 stress-free tips for hosting a dinner party with kids

Plus, easy holiday and decor trends to follow.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This photographer’s viral photos capture the magic of grandparents

She didn't have any pictures of her own grandparents, so she started taking the pictures she wished she had.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Is it baby blues or postpartum depression? How to tell the difference

It's during this postpartum period that women may be at greater risk of experiencing a mental health condition than at any other time in their lives.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Thank you for loving my body more than I can right now

I compared myself to other pregnant people, both around me in real life and on social media.

Updated May. 20, 2022

A Michigan school district just gave teachers a well-deserved bonus

They spent more than half of their budget surplus rewarding the hard work of their staff.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This time-lapse viral video of a girl growing up will have parents everywhere crying

Back in 2012, Hofmeester went viral with "Time Lapse Lotte." Now, there's another one.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

All the celebrity babies born in 2019 (so far) 🎉

Tori and Zach Roloff now have a baby girl!

Updated Mar. 17, 2025

What went viral this week: A faculty baby boom + a twin mom’s survival story

The last time these teachers went viral they were holding bumps!

Updated Nov. 22, 2019
mother and son opening oven door and holding tray of holiday cookies- missing my mom on thanksgiving

My mom taught me how to create the perfect Thanksgiving—and I miss her every year

I spent the morning of Thanksgiving, or sometimes the night before, picking bread for stuffing. It was a ritual I started helping mom with at a very young age.

Updated Oct. 25, 2022

How I’m getting through new motherhood without my mom

Over the course of the last few years, there have been tears, there has been pain and important life events have been missed. In each instance, I have found a way to be strong. To tell myself that she would be proud of the woman I have grown into.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

It’s okay if breastfeeding doesn’t work out, mama

All that matters is that baby gets fed. It doesn't matter how that happens.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

My birth story: I was pregnant as my mother was dying

How was I supposed to hold inexplicable joy and inexplicable grief at the same time?

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
parent holding swaddled twin babies

Bode and Morgan Miller haven’t named their twins yet—and that’s totally fine

"They have such different personalities right now and it's going to be cool to let them be a little bit," Bode said on Today/

Updated Feb. 15, 2022
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