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All I can be right now is an ‘okay’ mom—and I’m fine with that

I know this is a "hard season" of life. But I also know—because every well-meaning person over 40 tells me constantly—that these days go by so fast and to cherish them.

To fix how much moms are burnt out, we need to learn how to set boundaries

Here are nine steps to help you learn how to say no

Don’t underestimate the way paid paternity leave benefits moms, babies *and* companies

Here are five significant ways we are *all* impacted when dads take paid leave.

Why Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code wants you to raise kids who are risk takers

"Teach your girls to build high and kick it down," she says on The Motherly Podcast, Sponsored by Prudential.

Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code on replacing perfectionism with courage in motherhood

5 ways you may be able to get a better rate on your student loan this year

Student loan debt is a major problem for many mamas and their families―but it doesn't have to be.

This theme park employee was a real-life superhero to a young boy with autism

She was his mama's hero, too.

How to build a family first aid kit

Plus, some non-boring bandaids from a Band-Aid x Jungalow collab we love.

What you need to know about your menstrual cycle and your period while TTC

The menstrual cycle is a two-part process. Here's everything you need to know.

To all the mamas going through a rough patch, I see you

There have been moments when it was so hard that I've wanted to run away. I know I'm not alone. I'm sure every parent has been there.

Gwyneth Paltrow doesn’t always live with her husband because #coparenting

Here's how it works.

Nordstrom has curated everything you need for an Instagrammable summer

Three real mamas show us what they did.

*These* are the top 17 baby products mamas can’t stop buying from Walmart

From cribs to swings, from bottles to diaper balms, these items are flying off the shelves.

Becoming a mama of 2 was harder than I expected

Now that I'm a tired mama with a baby on her hip and a toddler by her side I'm learning you can never say no too many times. No to extra stressors, no to unrealistic expectations, no to too many commitments on the family calendar.

My son wasn’t invited to the birthday party—so here’s what I did

I thought of all the times that I'd felt left out. I could still feel that hollowness settling in my stomach and that heaviness pressing against my chest when I'd find out that friends were doing something I wasn't a part of.

Build-A-Bear is bringing back the ‘Pay Your Age’ deal 😲

Last year they seriously underestimated how many parents would take them up on the offer.

John Legend advocates for diaper changing tables in ALL restrooms

Dads change diapers too! Discover why John Legend wants changing tables everywhere for parents' convenience.

Kate on feeling her postpartum depression wasn’t worthy of support

Even my own mother always says that I am “the one she never worried about.” Was that all just a self-fulfilling prophecy?

I want to be a more present mama

Luckily, I have this toddler who often lives for nothing but the moment, and I am doing my best to learn all I can from him and help him hold on to this skill before life tries to drag it away.

Bekah Martinez defends saying ‘sometimes having a baby sucks’—but she shouldn’t have to

Moms are entitled to feel exhausted or overwhelmed or defeated, and they're allowed to express those feelings. We should never shame them for doing so.