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How to effectively talk to your partner without sacrificing your needs, according to a psychologist

1. Ask open-ended questions.

My birth story: Two weeks late in a birth center

I started to feel like a watched pot. #StillPregnant became my personal hashtag.

Neil Patrick Harris’ genius hack to help kids open up after school

Spoiler: It needs to be a game.

Would it ever be possible to have universal childcare in the United States?

Finland does it.

35 positive phrases for a headstrong child

Plus, how to get the support you need.

The mama’s guide to fall

New season = new adventures.

This mama’s honest post about childhood cancer is going viral and it’s heartbreaking

Grab your tissues.

Newborns need care, but so do new mamas

I matter too. I am a person too. I am valuable. I am the baby's whole world so I need to be seen so I don't lose myself.

I can’t believe my micro-preemie is going to kindergarten today

I feel so proud of him—and myself, too. ❤️

Montessori at home: Why toddlers crave routines

They're not crying about you taking a different route on their daily stroller walk to ruin your day, they're crying because their world feels shaken with these small changes.

Google’s working on a new baby monitor that could alert you before baby even wakes up

Would you use this monitor, mama?

Will paid parental leave get some air time during the third Democratic debate?

We hope so.

What no one tells you about having preemie babies

This is what life is like after the casseroles stop coming.

Walmart.com is offering major savings online for Best of Baby Month right now, mama

Dear husband: It’s the things we *don’t* say that prove how powerful our love is

Perhaps the most powerful moments of our marriage so far have been in those quiet moments.

Self-care can’t fix parental burnout, but redefining motherhood can

Parents need help, and we need to take back the definition of what makes a "good" parent.

Grieving parents’ viral plea to other families is something we all need to hear

It's a gentle reminder about what's *truly* important in this lifetime.

13 celebrity parents sending their babies to school for the first time

We totally get the tears.

Target just announced a new loyalty program that lets you earn while you spend

It's called Target Circle and allows you to earn 1% on every purchase to redeem at Target later.

When fathers in Spain were given more paternity leave, they wanted fewer children

Most dads in Spain have been getting two weeks of parental leave since 2007, and the amount was doubled to four weeks in 2017. In 2018, the dads got another extra week and more increases are expected.