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Keep up with the latest news on what matters most to your family, from public health to parenting and maybe some celebrity gossip, too.

Hoda Kotb hugging her children after returning home on phone backdrop with purple suitcases

Hoda’s heartwarming return home after the Olympics is every working mom’s tornado of joy, guilt and love

Hoda Kotb’s tear-jerking (happy tears, of course) greeting from her daughters had me reliving every one of my own returns home after a work trip.

Updated Aug. 09, 2024
Worried mom hugging child

Mom wonders how to tell son they’re ‘broke’ without ‘traumatizing’ him—and it’s heartbreaking

“I don't want to traumatize him with the truth that we can't afford it,” she says.

Updated Aug. 09, 2024
Iud insertion

For the first time ever, the CDC is pushing for pain management for IUD insertion procedures

"Women’s pain and women’s experiences have been downplayed throughout medicine."

Updated Aug. 08, 2024
Mom's opinion on grandparent involvement on tiktok

TikTok mom goes viral for opinion on whether kids ‘need’ their grandparents

Many millennials who grew up enjoying a warm, happy relationship with their…

Updated Aug. 08, 2024
Weighted sleep sacks

U.S. lawmakers want to ban weighted sleep products for infants

Federal data shows at least 5 infant deaths associated with weighted sleepwear.

Updated Aug. 08, 2024
Brother/sister dance at wedding

This brother-sister wedding dance shows sibling bonds are forever

"There is an unbreakable bond between an oldest sister and her baby brother"

Updated Aug. 07, 2024
Children gathered around a cake at a birthday party

More and more parents are opting for ‘no gift’ birthday parties—here’s why

Half of moms polled simply don’t want gifts or care if their kids get any.

Updated Aug. 07, 2024
Mom discusses library laws in Idaho

Mom’s viral video shows the real impact of an Idaho library law that limits what kids can read

"Kids have lost access to public libraries. That sounds dramatic, but this is a real-life story that happened to us yesterday in Idaho."

Updated Aug. 07, 2024
Pregnant woman shopping for food

EPA issues emergency order to ban a common pesticide that’s harmful to fetuses

The weedkiller is used on crops such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and onions.

Updated Aug. 06, 2024
Therapist message for 'good kids'

Trauma therapist has message for the ‘good kids’ who are all grown up

If you ever had a teacher refer to you as “a pleasure…

Updated Aug. 06, 2024
News anchor mom parody of vacation

News anchor mom hilariously recaps her family ‘vacation’

“Sources say, hang in there! These are memories that will last a lifetime.”

Updated Aug. 06, 2024
Target denim

Target offers first-ever denim trade-in program—just in time for back-to-school

Helping the planet—and helping your wallet, too.

Updated Aug. 06, 2024
Brittany Mahomes with her son at the zoo

Parents everywhere will relate to Brittany Mahomes trying to break her son’s ‘bad habit’

It seems like she found the perfect solution to this oh-so common parenting struggle.

Updated Aug. 05, 2024
Baby nursing

New report suggests that tongue-ties might be overdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgeries

Tongue-tie diagnoses have increased significantly over the past two decades.

Updated Aug. 05, 2024
Child opening presents at birthday party

This TikTok mom doesn’t understand why kids no longer open birthday presents at their parties

“Apparently, in the year of 2023, we stop opening presents at birthday parties,” she said.

Updated Aug. 02, 2024

Mom laments the stress of kids’ travel sports: ‘There’s no fun time anymore’

“We've taken the opportunity for sports away from kids,” she said.

Updated Aug. 02, 2024
doctor giving baby shot - kids afraid of shots

Doctor has solution to making kids less afraid of shots

He calls it the "Ouchless Jab Challenge."

Updated Mar. 31, 2025
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