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Arshiner’s Teddy Bear & Friends Collection isn’t just another round of kids’ clothes—it’s soft, durable, and playful enough to keep up with real childhood chaos. With styles dropping Sept. 15 on Amazon, this might be the rare collection both parents and kids agree on.

Updated Sep. 22, 2025

Our Partners, Child Shopping Guide, Shop, Toddler Shopping Guides

Child

5 ways to protect your son from online radicalization, according to a therapist

A therapist's essential roadmap for parents navigating the minefield of toxic masculinity online

Updated Sep. 19, 2025

Child, Parenting

Viral & Trending

Mom gets a texting lesson from her Gen Z son—and wins the internet’s vote

Gen Z creator Jason Saperstone humorously teaches his parents the “right” way to text—focusing on when to use the emphasis or exclamation point tapback

Updated Sep. 19, 2025

Viral & Trending, News

Child Learn & Play

7 ways to raise curious kids who question everything (in the best way)

In a world where facts seem increasingly negotiable and science is treated like just another opinion at the dinner table, raising critical-thinking, curious kids has never been more important.

Updated Sep. 17, 2025

Child Learn & Play

Women's Health

Study confirms what moms with severe pregnancy sickness have long known: The toll is more than physical

Updated Sep. 19, 2025

Women's Health, Health & Wellness, Pregnancy

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Health & Wellness

Chrissy Teigen on motherhood, postpartum healing, and advocating for kids with Type 1 diabetes

Chrissy Teigen opens up about surprises in motherhood, embracing imperfection, and her son’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

Updated Sep. 17, 2025

Health & Wellness, Children's Health, Podcast, The Motherly Podcast

Health & Wellness

Parents tried this simple trick—and their babies focused twice as long

Simple interactions may be more effective than others at keeping a baby’s attention

Updated Sep. 12, 2025

Health & Wellness, Children's Health

Parenting

How much does daycare really cost? Moms across the U.S. share the shocking range

If you’ve ever wondered how much daycare might set you back, you’re not alone.

Updated Sep. 12, 2025

Parenting, Children's Health, Health & Wellness, Safety

Health & Wellness

A pediatrician’s quick action saved his daughter from choking—here’s the skill he says all parents need

Here’s how one dad saved his daughter—and the skills that can save yours, too.

Updated Sep. 08, 2025

Health & Wellness, Baby, Baby Health, Children's Health, Parenting

Children's Health

Florida considers ending school vaccine mandates—AAP shares concerns for kids

What does this change mean for kids in the classroom, and how can families stay protected if the policy moves forward?

Updated Sep. 08, 2025

Children's Health, Baby, Baby Health, Health & Wellness, News, Parenting

Pregnancy

What your baby’s kicks are already teaching you before birth

That first flutter—a gentle tap like butterfly wings—may be your baby’s earliest way of bonding with you.

Updated Sep. 22, 2025

Pregnancy, News

Pregnancy

Study confirms what moms with severe pregnancy sickness have long known: The toll is more than physical

The data makes one thing clear: moms deserve real care and emotional support, not dismissal.

Updated Sep. 22, 2025

Pregnancy, News

Women's Health

Study confirms what moms with severe pregnancy sickness have long known: The toll is more than physical

HG ravages both the body and the mind, leaving lasting emotional scars.

Updated Sep. 19, 2025

Women's Health, Health & Wellness, Pregnancy

Celebrity News

Cardi B reveals she’s pregnant again—and what she said about motherhood is striking a chord

True to form, Cardi shared the news with humor, honesty, and the kind of raw energy that makes her so relatable to moms everywhere.

Updated Sep. 17, 2025

Celebrity News, News, Pregnancy

Parenting

Before handing her tween a phone, this mom came up with a genius idea

Updated Sep. 23, 2025

Parenting, News, Viral & Trending

Mom shares postpartum experience with MIL

Viral & Trending

Mom draws a line with her MIL after birth—and her skit has new parents cheering

Abbie Hightower’s viral reel shows why new parents often set postpartum boundaries, choosing their own mother over a visiting MIL during the early, vulnerable days

Updated Sep. 23, 2025

Viral & Trending, News, Postpartum

Pregnancy

What your baby’s kicks are already teaching you before birth

That first flutter—a gentle tap like butterfly wings—may be your baby’s earliest way of bonding with you.

Updated Sep. 22, 2025

Pregnancy, 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!

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Our Partners

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.

dad shares about reality of texting with teens

Viral & Trending

‘Please don’t come to graduation’: The teen texts leaving parents in stitches

Updated Sep. 22, 2025

Viral & Trending, News, Teen, Teen Activities

Pregnancy

Study confirms what moms with severe pregnancy sickness have long known: The toll is more than physical

Updated Sep. 22, 2025

Pregnancy, News

Viral & Trending

The parenting hack that finally gets picky toddlers to try new foods—without a fight

Updated Sep. 22, 2025

Viral & Trending, News, Toddler, Toddler Nutrition

Parenting

Before handing her tween a phone, this mom came up with a genius idea

This mom’s “Social Media Prep School” is teaching her tween how to handle online comments before they even get a phone.

Updated Sep. 23, 2025

Parenting, News, Viral & Trending

Child

5 ways to protect your son from online radicalization, according to a therapist

A therapist's essential roadmap for parents navigating the minefield of toxic masculinity online

Updated Sep. 19, 2025

Child, Parenting

Safety

Nearly 2,000 kids’ helmets recalled for head injury risk—what parents need to know

A popular unicorn-print helmet has been recalled for failing federal safety tests, posing a serious risk of head injury. Here’s how to check if your child’s gear is affected.

Updated Sep. 19, 2025

Safety, Parenting

Safety

Crib mobile sold on Amazon recalled over dangerous button battery risk

The issue? The remote’s button batteries can be accessed too easily. And for babies and toddlers, that tiny detail can mean a life-threatening risk if the batteries are swallowed.

Updated Sep. 19, 2025

Safety, 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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Birth

Am I really done having babies?

It’s hard to watch your baby hitting new milestones without wondering if this is your last baby and the last milestone.

Updated Dec. 19, 2024

Birth

Parenting

Is yelling at your kids always harmful? Here’s the truth

Here’s what neuroscience and real-life parenting reveal about the impact of yelling—and how to approach it with nuance.

Updated Dec. 27, 2024

Parenting, Relationships

Viral TikTok: Exhausted mom caught on baby cam putting her newborn to bed while the baby is already asleep in the crib

News

Exhausted mom’s baby cam moment goes viral for perfectly summing up new parent fatigue

“I didn’t know that level of tiredness existed.”

Updated Dec. 26, 2024

News, Viral & Trending

Mental Health

Mississippi’s new hotline could save moms’ lives—here’s how

The CHAMP4Moms hotline connects these providers directly with a reproductive psychiatrist who can guide them and help them get screened, diagnosed, and treated.

Updated Dec. 26, 2024

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

Grandparents & Extended Families

Grandpa skips to school with granddaughter to help single mom—and wins the Internet

In the TikTok video Samantha shared on her account, @samanthabrookex, she explains how her dad steps in on the days her mental health makes leaving the house difficult.

Updated Dec. 26, 2024

Grandparents & Extended Families, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships, Single Parenting

Mom shaming: Side-by-side images of a mom talking

Parenting

There’s no right way to mom—let’s stop the shame

I don’t care if you make all your own food or mac n cheese from the blue box. I just care that you don’t put down other moms on the internet who do.

Updated Dec. 20, 2024

Parenting

Back To School

How I navigated school challenges without letting mama bear instinct take over

I never realized how complex it would be, especially because it was/is still hard to send them off each day. 😔

Updated Dec. 20, 2024

Back To School, Tips & Tricks

Viral TikTok - A picture of a mom talking about how she was the fifth person to hold her baby after a c section

News

“I was the fifth person to hold my baby”—this mom’s viral story is striking a nerve

“It just saddened me to realize I was not the first to hold my daughter like I originally planned, but instead I ended up being the fifth,” she said.

Updated Dec. 23, 2024

News, Viral & Trending

Holidays

10 things stealing your holiday joy (and how to ditch them)

We can’t control everything, but we can control what we choose to hold on to, and what we choose to let go of.

Updated Jan. 09, 2025

Holidays, Christmas, Life

Girl leaves milk and cookies out for Santa

News

Santa by the numbers: 8 fun facts about his Christmas Eve journey

Here are some facts to stretch your littlest ones’ minds this holiday.

Updated Dec. 23, 2024

News, The Holidays

An image of a happy family around a Christmas tree

The Holidays

10 essential rules for visiting a newborn during this holiday season

6. Don't kiss the baby.

Updated Dec. 23, 2024

The Holidays, Baby Health

Life

My new year’s resolution? To unleash the power of being gentle in a hard world

It will look like: audacious self-acceptance, relentless self-care and radical love.

Updated Dec. 23, 2024

Life

News

Hero truck driver in Ohio saves 4-year-old found wandering on busy road in the cold

At around 6 a.m., a local truck driver spotted something alarming on Bagley Road: a toddler, all alone, wearing nothing but a diaper and clutching a blanket and bottle.

Updated Dec. 20, 2024

News

Doctor delivers affirmations to newborn in viral TikTok moment

News

‘The world will never be the same’: Doctor delivers powerful affirmations to newborn

In the viral clip, Dr. Bridgewater speaks directly to baby Giannis, born on Dec. 8, 2024, at 4:24 a.m., weighing 8 pounds.

Updated Dec. 20, 2024

News, Viral & Trending

Three side-by-side images of a woman talking about teaching kids how to accept an apology

News

This viral TikTok is changing how parents teach kids to accept apologies

We teach our kids a lot about how to apologize to others. But do we spend enough time teaching them how to accept an apology when someone else is in the wrong?

Updated Dec. 20, 2024

News, Viral & Trending

Viral TiKtok - A toddler recreating his mother's childhood photo

News

29 years later, toddler recreates mom’s childhood photo—and it’s a viral hit

In a viral TikTok post, Howey shared side-by-side images highlighting the striking similarities between her 1995 photo and her son's recent recreation.

Updated Dec. 20, 2024

News, Viral & Trending