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California just drew a line in the sand on AI and kids—here’s why it matters everywhere

California’s new AI law could change how every parent thinks about chatbots

Updated Oct. 16, 2025

Health & Wellness, Mental Health

Health & Wellness

Turns out running with your stroller might actually protect your body more than you think

Think stroller runs are risky? A new study shows they may actually protect your joints and reduce injury risk—yes, running with baby can be smart

Updated Oct. 15, 2025

Health & Wellness, Fitness

Beauty & Style Shopping Guides

The comfiest, chicest sweatshirts for fall (that aren’t your college hoodie)

Updated Oct. 15, 2025

Beauty & Style Shopping Guides

moms sharing experiences abound financial dependency

Work & Motherhood

Stay-at-home mom describes the uneasy shift from earning to ‘our money’—and why so many relate

When a stay-at-home mom admitted that spending “our money” still feels uncomfortable, millions of parents nodded along.

Updated Oct. 08, 2025

Work & Motherhood, Career & Money, News, Viral & Trending

Health & Wellness

Turns out running with your stroller might actually protect your body more than you think

Updated Oct. 15, 2025

Health & Wellness, Fitness

Health & Wellness

California just drew a line in the sand on AI and kids—here’s why it matters everywhere

California’s new AI law could change how every parent thinks about chatbots

Updated Oct. 16, 2025

Health & Wellness, Mental Health

Children's Health

An education expert’s plan for parents navigating climate anxiety in kids (when you’re scared too)

If you're feeling that weird cocktail of guilt, fear, and "how do I even talk about this?"—welcome to the club.

Updated Oct. 09, 2025

Children's Health, Health & Wellness, Mental Health

Health & Wellness

That alarm sound is actually ruining your day—here’s why (and what to do about it)

Updated Oct. 08, 2025

Health & Wellness, Women's Health

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

I wanted to be proactive about my health—this platform made it easy

Everlywell emphasized context and care in a way that acknowledged the realities of women’s health.

Updated Oct. 10, 2025

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

Pregnancy

White House links Tylenol in pregnancy to autism—what moms really need to know

Can you take Tylenol when pregnant? What does the science actually say? And what should I do if I’m in pain or running a fever?

Updated Sep. 24, 2025

Pregnancy, Health & Wellness, News, Women's Health

Pregnancy

Cardi B opened up about prenatal depression—and she’s helping moms feel less alone

She admitted that thoughts of raising her baby alone and losing her partner’s companionship spiralled into sadness and depression.

Updated Oct. 10, 2025

Pregnancy, Celebrity News, News

News

One workplace law cut miscarriage rates by nearly 10%—and it’s changing how we treat pregnancy at work

When workplaces make small accommodations, pregnancy outcomes improve dramatically.

Updated Oct. 10, 2025

News, Getting Pregnant, Miscarriage & Loss, Pregnancy

Viral & Trending

The car ride that turned into emergency delivery—and somehow, everyone stayed calm

When your hospital run turns into an emergency delivery, calm, faith, and teamwork can make all the difference

Updated Oct. 08, 2025

Viral & Trending, News, Pregnancy

Celebrity News

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

Celebrity News, News, Pregnancy

mom has not moved daughter's shoes in 3 years

Parenting

TikTok video shows why a mother hasn’t moved her daughter’s shoes in three years — and the grief behind them

Updated Oct. 16, 2025

Parenting, News

Parenting

The simple restaurant rule this dad swears by—and the surprising skill it’s teaching his kids

This dad’s simple “restaurant rule” is going viral for teaching kids confidence, empathy, and social skills—one order at a time

Updated Oct. 16, 2025

Parenting, News, Viral & Trending

Parenting

Beyond ‘gentle’: How today’s parents are blending parenting styles—and breaking cycles

Modern parents aren’t following just one style anymore. From cycle-breaking to gentle parenting, they’re blending approaches

Updated Oct. 16, 2025

Parenting, News

Health & Wellness

Got questions about the Covid vaccine for kids? Here’s a helpful FAQ for parents

Experts answer your biggest questions about Covid vaccines for kids 5 to 11.

Celebrity News

Here are all the celebrity babies born in 2021!

Wait until you hear her queenly name!

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8 working moms share how they find work-life balance

“I set the boundary to focus separately on family and work. My inbox is never empty, but I make sure my computer and iPad are away so I’m not tempted to look at them.”

Viral & Trending

Mom goes viral on TikTok for data presentation showing reality of maternity leave

In a viral TikTok, this mom uses data visualization to show just how hard maternity leave is.

News

This school’s “un-fundraiser” is giving parents a reason to breathe easier

Updated Oct. 15, 2025

News, Viral & Trending

News

What happens when a mom finally stops cleaning long enough to go for a run

Updated Oct. 15, 2025

News, Viral & Trending

News

Shonda Rhimes finally admits what every working mom knows

Updated Oct. 15, 2025

News, Celebrity News

Parenting

TikTok video shows why a mother hasn’t moved her daughter’s shoes in three years — and the grief behind them

A mother’s daughter left her shoes in the same spot three years ago — and she hasn’t moved them since, finding comfort and connection in the midst of grief.

Updated Oct. 16, 2025

Parenting, News

Parenting

The simple restaurant rule this dad swears by—and the surprising skill it’s teaching his kids

This dad’s simple “restaurant rule” is going viral for teaching kids confidence, empathy, and social skills—one order at a time

Updated Oct. 16, 2025

Parenting, News, Viral & Trending

Parenting

Beyond ‘gentle’: How today’s parents are blending parenting styles—and breaking cycles

Modern parents aren’t following just one style anymore. From cycle-breaking to gentle parenting, they’re blending approaches

Updated Oct. 16, 2025

Parenting, News

News

What parents need to know about the Education Department layoffs—and how they could affect kids with disabilities

While the numbers might sound abstract, the impact is personal.

Updated Oct. 14, 2025

News, Parenting

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Pregnant? Bookmark these 13 articles now

A guide for every stage in your incredible journey.

Women's History Month - Mom and grandma reading a book to her son

6 ways to celebrate Women’s History Month with your kids

Make memories while building lasting knowledge with these fun and easy ideas.

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Pregnant mom felt one strange symptom—ChatGPT told her to act fast, and it saved her and her baby

The question was casual—“Why does my jaw feel tight?”—but what happened next was anything but.

Updated Apr. 14, 2025

Women's Health, Health & Wellness, News, Pregnancy, Third Trimester, Viral & Trending

Parenting

‘We weren’t meant to do this alone’: A mom’s viral video on why parenting feels so hard in the U.S.

She lays bare a reality many U.S. moms live daily: the crushing lack of support for women and children, especially in the early years of parenting.

Updated Apr. 14, 2025

Parenting, News, Viral & Trending

Viral & Trending

Pregnant teacher pauses math lesson to share a moment with her baby—her students’ reaction says it all

“My class is ALWAYS trying to watch her move, so when she was super active during math, we had to stop and watch,” says the video.

Updated Apr. 11, 2025

Viral & Trending, News, Pregnancy

Health & Wellness

Fisher-Price recalls more than 250,000 stroller toys due to choking hazard

Fisher-Price has issued a recall of approximately 253,000 Brunch & Go stroller toys after discovering they could pose a choking risk to little ones.

Updated Apr. 15, 2025

Health & Wellness, Children's Health

Postpartum

Kylie Kelce’s dos and don’ts for talking to postpartum moms (because some of y’all need a reminder)

In her “Postpartum Special” episode of Not Gonna Lie, Kylie dives into the raw, unfiltered experience of welcoming baby number four.

Updated Apr. 11, 2025

Postpartum, Birth

Life

‘April Theory’ is helping moms feel more like themselves again—here’s how

For moms especially, it’s not just an aesthetic vibe. It’s science-backed. It’s seasonal. And it might be the exact reset our nervous systems have been begging for.

Updated Apr. 10, 2025

Life, Parenting

Baby

A womb transplant between sisters led to this history-making birth—and new hope for families everywhere

After a decade of waiting, Grace and her husband Angus welcomed their miracle baby, Amy Isabel — the first child in the UK born following a womb transplant.

Updated Apr. 10, 2025

Baby, Baby Health, Birth, Birth Stories, Health & Wellness, News, Women's Health

News

A pediatrician grandma’s $20 travel tip is going viral—and parents are rushing to Amazon

A pediatrician—and grandma—holds up a tiny device that costs just around $20—and parents everywhere are calling it a game-changer

Updated Apr. 24, 2025

News, Children's Health, Grandparents & Extended Families, Health & Wellness, Viral & Trending

Postpartum

“It’s so scary”: Meghan Markle shares her postpartum preeclampsia story—and the pressure to show up anyway

That pressure to perform isn’t just something celebrities face. It’s something many mothers feel.

Updated Apr. 10, 2025

Postpartum, Celebrity News, News

Parenting

This video exposed a hard truth about bullying we rarely admit

Rachel points out that most anti-bullying lessons focus on helping kids identify and protect themselves from an anonymous “evil bully.”

Updated Apr. 09, 2025

Parenting, Child

News

Mom gives daughter sushi once—what she expects next leaves her speechless

A TikTok sparked the most relatable parenting conversation of 2025. Her sage advice? "If I haven't learned anything else about being a parent, it's that you better not introduce your child to something that you cannot maintain."

Updated Apr. 09, 2025

News, Parenting, Viral & Trending

Relationships

Mom blocks visitors from meeting her baby—and accidentally creates a moment no one will forget

Newborn boundaries can be tough to enforce—especially when you're a first-time mom and your extended family can’t wait to meet the baby.

Updated Apr. 09, 2025

Relationships, Grandparents & Extended Families, News, Viral & Trending

Viral & Trending

When your baby is a mini-me of dad, but you did all the heavy lifting

We put in the work, but Dad gets the genetic credit.

Updated Apr. 09, 2025

Viral & Trending, Parenting

News

The performance of ‘having it all’: What The White Lotus gets right about friendship, womanhood, and the pressure to stay perfect

Even our most trusted friendships can hold comparison, performance, and grief—for the choices we made, and the ones we didn’t.

Updated Apr. 09, 2025

News, Life, Viral & Trending

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Calming your concerns: how on-time vaccinations protect your child

Dr. Kisha Davis is a family physician, public health leader, and mom of three who knows firsthand what it’s like to sit on both sides of the exam room.

Updated Apr. 08, 2025

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