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Toxic online mom culture is so draining—here’s how to keep your feed healthy for YOU

Understanding that not every mom you come across is going to support your choices will make it easier for you to take those mean comments as a grain of salt and keep it moving.

Kaley Cuoco doesn’t care if you hate the screentime parenting hack she uses for her baby

"Some people are going to hate on me for that. Don't care."

We all need to adopt Jenna Bush Hager’s brilliant back-to-school mentality

Jenna Bush Hager talks to Motherly about Kleenex, back-to-school stress, books, and more.

CDC warns cases of Fifth disease are on the rise in kids ages 5 to 9

The highly contagious virus is typically mild in kids but can be dangerous for pregnant people.

Hanna Andersson’s new colorable pajamas let kids wear their art to bed

Bring the afterlife to life with these spooktacular Beetlejuice decorations

Grab your Handbook for the Recently Deceased and get ready to turn your home into a gothically gorgeous tribute to Beetlejuice!

Kamala Harris will give families with newborns $6,000—and extend the Child Tax Credit

Kamala Harris has unveiled her economic plan should she win the election in November.

Kids are more likely to open up to their grandparents vs. their parents, survey shows

There’s a reason grandparents are so valuable in a kid’s “village."

The 3 skills your child needs for a successful school year, according to an education expert

How courage, determination and reflection can help in the classroom—and beyond.

Texas school bans all-black outfits for students, citing ‘mental health’ concerns

Black outfits are "more associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality than with happy and healthy kids," the school said.

New survey shows 2/3 of women in the U.S. are worried about abortion bans

At present, 41 states have abortion bans in effect with limited exceptions.

Back-to-School Sweepstakes Rules

Back-to-school Giveaway

Good luck, mama!

Bye-bye diaper bag: Stylish summer-ready totes for your next mom era

We've rounded up options that'll make you feel like you've graduated from the diaper days—even if you're still finding random Cheerios in the bottom of your bag.

I defended my child—even though he might have been wrong

Perhaps an antidote to duress is someone in your corner, who believes you no matter what, and then takes you for ice cream? I certainly think so.

Kylie Jenner opens up about battling ‘major’ postpartum depression

Why is there no universal screening test for CMV?

91% of parents aren’t aware of the virus, which, when contracted during pregnancy, is a leading cause of birth defects. Here's one family's story.

Nurse reminds people why you shouldn’t kiss a newborn baby: ‘Put those lethal lips away’

She’s reminding people to “put those lethal lips away” when meeting a newborn baby.

Giving tablets to toddlers linked to anger issues later in life, study shows

Researchers discovered tablets may "contribute to a cycle" of problems with emotional regulation.

Tim Walz’s personal IVF story made me feel seen

I listened to his speech, looked at my own children, and felt a connection with a politician that I had heard little of just 24 hours before. I felt assurance that this issue means the world to him—and that means the world to me.