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2025 State of Motherhood Survey

Motherhood can be so many things. And we want to hear what it’s like for you in 2025.

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Kieran Culkin and Jazz Charton

Kieran Culkin’s wife Jazz Charton is 9 months pregnant—fulfilling their Oscars “baby pact”

The couple, who already share daughter Kinsey, 6, and son Wilder, 4, are adding another little one to the family.

Updated Sep. 30, 2025
Morning sickness research

The surprising reason morning sickness may be good for you and your baby

Researchers say it may be a sign of a healthy, finely tuned immune system working behind the scenes.

Updated Sep. 29, 2025
Shaun Alexander pregnancy announcement

Shaun Alexander reveals baby no. 14 is on the way—inside life with his 13 kids

From NFL stardom to fathering a bustling household, Shaun Alexander’s journey shows what family connection looks like at scale.

Updated Sep. 26, 2025
Luke Combs Instagram pregnancy announcement

Luke Combs’ sons had the sweetest role in announcing baby no. 3

Luke Combs shares a heartwarming family moment as he and Nicole announce baby no. 3 with their sons in tow

Updated Sep. 26, 2025
nightowl family routine

Mom films midnight bedtime routine—what viewers say next sparks a parenting firestorm

Emily’s video struck a chord because it made parents reflect on their own evenings. Some saw a relatable slice of life; others saw red flags.

Updated Oct. 06, 2025
Kid reacts to teacher's email to his parents

A teacher sends an unexpected email—what a family reads aloud brings everyone to tears

When a simple email from Wyatt’s teacher landed in the inbox, the family paused, smiled, and teared up

Updated Oct. 06, 2025
twins playing on the mud

Polar-opposite twins meet a puddle and parents can’t stop laughing

We all come into the world with innate differences in how we process the environment. For twins, those contrasts can feel especially stark.

Updated Oct. 06, 2025
Pet reveal

First-pet reveal melts hearts—and what parents can prep before bringing home a kitten

A child meeting her first pet and instantly understanding the weight of that new life.

Updated Oct. 03, 2025
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Make memories while building lasting knowledge with these fun and easy ideas.

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A Pennsylvania teen is fighting for her life in a coma due to an untreated UTI

"She's a perfectly healthy 18-year-old who on Sunday was fighting for her life."

Updated Jan. 12, 2024
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The power of words: Why non-physical compliments mean so much more to children (and adults)

Next time you want to praise your kid, try one of these 25 non-physical compliments.

Updated Jan. 12, 2024
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Mom asks if she’s wrong for giving her newborn the same name as her friend’s stillborn baby

"Eventually my friend started crying and revealed that Adelaide was the name she’d chosen for her stillborn baby."

Updated Jan. 11, 2024
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So you’re cleared for exercise postpartum: Now what? Try these.

Updated Jan. 07, 2025
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Gentle parenting isn’t actually a new concept

An expert dispels the myths around the latest trendy parenting style.

Updated Jan. 10, 2024
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When I had kids, I stopped being a people-pleaser

I set firm boundaries to protect my family and my mental health.

Updated Jan. 12, 2024
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Travis Barker gets grilled about whether he’s a ‘strict parent’ by daughter Alabama

“No one should take themselves so seriously.” Or should they?

Updated Jan. 12, 2024
Michael Strahan and daughter Isabella

Michael Strahan’s 19-year-old daughter Isabella reveals she has a malignant brain tumor

"You learn that you're probably not as strong as you thought you were when you have to really think about the real things, and I realized that I need support from everybody."

Updated Jan. 12, 2024
Halle Bailey on the red carpet with DDG 2023

Halle Bailey’s boyfriend calls her ‘a professional mom’ after welcoming their son last month

It seems parenthood has given him a “newfound motivation” in life.

Updated Jan. 12, 2024
Naomi Osaka for Bobbie

How new mom Naomi Osaka is serving up change

The four-time Grand Slam champ is teaming up with Bobbie to fight for paid parental leave: “Being a mom inherently makes you an activist.”

Updated Jan. 12, 2024
Mom making her son's bed on Instagram

This mom makes her teen son’s bed every morning—is she in the wrong?

"This is something I've come to enjoy doing for him as a small act of love."

Updated Jan. 11, 2024
Kaley Cuoco red carpet 2023

Kaley Cuoco’s experience with mom-shaming on an airplane will make you rage in solidarity

“It was in that moment where I understood why women end up on ‘Dateline.’”

Updated Jan. 11, 2024
Mom graduates with newborn

Postpartum mom graduates with her teeny newborn under her gown and it’s the sweetest

Nothing could stop this postpartum mama from the last step towards her degree.

Updated Jan. 11, 2024
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