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Get out your wallets because ‘Cocomelon’ is going on tour

This simple and satisfying nesting project is a great way to prep for your baby’s arrival

Keep your changing and feeding essentials on hand—and in style.

As an ‘experienced mom,’ this is my best advice for creating a baby registry

Many sweet milestones are in the not too distant future. It helps to prepare now!

20 tried-and-true products to prioritize on your baby registry

Real parents back these products up with glowing reviews.

Target’s Year of Benefits makes starting a baby registry even better

We're talking about months and months of perks!

Motherhood has made me stop seeing my hormones as the enemy—and recognize them as the miracle they are

Recognizing the way my body’s biology works has made me feel like a superhero.

CoCoMelon’s Live Tour is coming—here’s where and when you can see JJ and the gang

Dance and sing along with your favorite CoComelon stars.

This formula mixing pitcher has 25K 5-star reviews—and it’s the best $9 I spent as a new mom

Mixing baby formula is an underrated annoyance.

I learned how to share control with my kids in an unlikely way: a shopping app

We didn't have a framework of when to say yes for buying toys, or even how to make these decisions. Until now.

Jennifer Garner’s beauty advice to her daughters is what we all need to hear right now, TBH

So simple and, yet, so refreshing.

‘Wren Eleanor’ TikTok controversy inspires moms everywhere to remove kids from social media

A toddler TikTok account with 17 million followers is attracting scrutiny from moms everywhere.

3 ways to upgrade boring family activities to get kids moving

Learn how to gamify activities for your kids and get them excited about moving!

Being a mom hasn’t hurt my career—it helped

From being consistent to praising publicly, criticizing privately, here are the parenting and leadership rules that I (try to) live by.

What age should a kid get a phone? It may be later than you think

The debate over when to give kids smartphones is on.

How to foster deeper connections with your baby

"Distractions are everywhere, and we often forget to ground ourselves before connecting with our baby so we can be fully present"

Let your kids make the mess

Because messes can be cleaned.

New study shows just how financially devastating unpaid maternity leave is for US families

A survey of 1,001 employed women found that 74% wouldn’t have any cash savings left after eight weeks of unpaid maternity leave .

Moms to Instagram: We want our friends and family back

"The news that Instagram (and, to a lesser extent, Facebook) is shifting away from a friends and family model to a content creator model had a lot of moms wondering, where in the world is my social network?"

5 ways to manage the Sunday Scaries as a mom

1. Check your thoughts, and then challenge them

Viral TikTok reminds us that our family isn’t entitled to a relationship with our kids

This mom raises a great point about family relationships regarding your baby.