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From a mom of older kids to a new mama: It won’t always be this hard

To those mamas who feel exhausted and stuck, like things will never get easier, let me tell you: things will get easier.

Students across Florida stage walkouts in protest of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

The bill would ban “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools.

Our children may never know all we do—but they will know our love

I know you may not know it, but you are seen. You are needed. You are wanted.

Beloved ‘Sesame Street’ actor Emilio Delgado has died—and so has a part of our childhood

He played the role of Luis for 45 years.

Hippity-hoppity! 12 Easter coloring pages for kids

What better way to count down to the spring holiday than with a fun activity like Easter coloring pages?

Being a working mom is my identity. But can we drop the label?

Being a working mom is my superpower. But the term “working mom” is outdated, ineffective at capturing who we—moms—all are, and is dismissive of all parents.

This Twitter bot calls out companies with huge gender pay gaps for International Women’s Day

What moms are feeling is so much more than ‘burnout’

'Burnout' is a bite-sized buzzword for a really complex and layered issue.

Yes, it’s normal if your baby doesn’t crawl

Experts weigh in to soothe your worries.

Best-selling author Eve Rodsky wants mothers to be interested in their own lives

Bestselling author Eve Rodsky wants to banish the word "multitasking."

10 products the mamas of Motherly swear by to help baby sleep

We hope they'll help you as much as they've helped us!

Motherhood is holding on, and then one day letting go

It’s holding on. To firsts and lasts, to moments of magic in the mundane, and to an ache of loving so deeply.

Cameron Diaz says she rejects ‘toxic’ beauty standards now that she’s a mom

"The women who have children my age are like, literally almost 20 years younger and that's an interesting place to be because I'm not that age."

Feeling down? Call this hotline for a sweet pep talk from kindergarteners

No one gives a pep talk like a little kid!

Cancer parents look back on what they didn’t know

Every parent of a child fighting cancer has a different story. But one thing we hear over and over when talking to cancer families is this: “I hardly knew anything about childhood cancer before it happened to my child.” 

A letter to new cancer moms

Sweet friend, I wish I could promise you that your child is going to survive this. That you are all going to come out of this undamaged. But, I can't promise you any of those things. What I can promise you? You WILL have support. 

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have raised over $19M for Ukraine relief

To the working mom who’s also a stay-at-home mom: I see you

At the end of the day, we don’t want our children to say that mama did it all. We want them to know that mama did what she could, and that was more than enough.

The ‘Bridgerton’ season 2 trailer is here and it is HOT HOT HOT

If you thought the first season was as tantalizing as it gets, well, you're in for a treat.

Constantly doomscrolling? An expert shares how to avoid the rabbit holes

It's time to stop losing sleep over that late-night searching and scrolling, once and for all.