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Doctor/mom discusses sickness prevention before back to school

Mom and doctor shares the top ways to avoid back-to-school sickness this fall

"Kids tend to get about three to five colds a year in those elementary years, as their immune system learns to recognize those viruses."

Updated Aug. 19, 2024
postpartum mom holding baby

Postpartum mom wonders if she’s wrong for refusing to see her body-shaming MIL

"She very loudly said 'you’re thinking about trying to run? Shouldn’t you start with walking?'"

Updated Aug. 16, 2024
Parenting coach shares toddler meltdown tips

Parenting coach shares BRILLIANT tips for preventing a toddler meltdown when it’s time to go

That whole "five more minutes and we're leaving" thing just doesn't work.

Updated Aug. 16, 2024
Viral TikTok about school dropoff screenshots

Mom’s hilarious ‘tuck and roll’ school drop-off video is a goes viral on TikTok

“First things first, put your kids on the passenger side of the car."

Updated Aug. 15, 2024
Grandfather with grandkids

Kids are more likely to open up to their grandparents vs. their parents, survey shows

There’s a reason grandparents are so valuable in a kid’s “village."

Updated Aug. 14, 2024
TikTok nurse talks about family kissing newborns

Nurse reminds people why you shouldn’t kiss a newborn baby: ‘Put those lethal lips away’

She’s reminding people to “put those lethal lips away” when meeting a newborn baby.

Updated Aug. 14, 2024
silhouette of mother and child

My kids are grown. But here’s what I’d do differently after reading ‘The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt

Parenting is one of those jobs where you don’t get a do-over, but that hasn’t stopped me from thinking about all the things I’d change if I could.

Updated Aug. 13, 2024
Mom shopping with tween daughter

This mom was unsure about buying her 9-year-old daughter a training bra—but Reddit delivered

Commenters offered encouraging, thoughtful responses to her question.

Updated Aug. 13, 2024
Pregnant woman working in office

Woman told to ‘look less pregnant’ at work to avoid upsetting her coworker

Is this mom-to-be in the wrong? She's asking the internet to weigh in.

Updated Aug. 10, 2024
Mom talking about grocery store in viral TikTok

TikTok mom calls out annoying double standard of dads getting praise when out with kids in public

"Do you know how many times I've taken both of my kids to the grocery store to literally everywhere? A million."

Updated Aug. 10, 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
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
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
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