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How shared custody prepared me for college drop-off

I stood there alone amidst the towering redwood trees waiting for the grief to hit. It didn’t.

Study shows fewer breast cancer deaths overall—but cases are rising in younger women

The decrease in deaths can be linked to advances in treatments and early screening measures.

‘Boomer grandma’ pokes fun at her own generation with hilarious—and triggering—skits

"I’m a boomer grandma, so I worry about your kids getting too fat."

Woman wants to know if she’s wrong for refusing to buy a baby shower gift for her sister’s 6th kid

“In my opinion, babies don’t care if something is secondhand, so why not reuse what you already have?” she asks.

The Motherly Podcast Season 18

Mom proves conversations about consent can be easy—all you need is a cup of tea

This mom's simple lesson on consent is a must-watch.

Helping my young teen cope with middle school

The world is not a safe place for an adolescent girl, and she needs me to be her soft landing and her lifeline.

This new baby food company lets you check each package for heavy metals

Babylife Organics is adding a whole new level of transparency when it comes to heavy metal testing.

This is the *only* baby bathtub you’ll ever need to buy

New statistics show kids are being sexually assaulted by people they meet on social media

"It is our experience that in cases of acquaintance sexual assault, social media plays a significant role."

Selena Gomez seeks parenting advice from Mariska Hargitay ‘as someone who desires to be a mother’

Selena has been candid about how chronic illness has shaped her desire to be a parent.

Viral video of moms helping their engorged friend is *the* definition of womanhood

What’s a party without a little breast milk?

Cemetery baby name inspo may be a new trend, based on this mom’s viral video

Are you a gravestone baby?

The pulse of a mother’s postpartum anxiety

I cannot make it stop, for all the things I’ve tried, it will not stop.

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd let their kids run around alone at a Danish theme park

"Are we going to like, free-range parenting and roll the die here?"

3 beautiful things I didn’t expect when breastfeeding my toddlers

After Rumer Willis shared a photo of herself breastfeeding her toddler, the internet had… thoughts. People have a lot to say about this perfectly natural choice—but here’s what you might not be prepared for.

Newborn mom hires driver to take older child to school—and gets shamed for it

"Why should I feel guilty for making a practical decision to protect my mental health?"

Halloween can be terrifying for kids with sensory processing disorder

My son has a deeply rooted phobia of skeletons that started when he was two-years-old. From late August through October, when all the Halloween decorations are out, I dread entering any store with him.

Here’s how to help kids find their ’emotional courage’

The founders of Slumberkins emphasize exploring all feelings with curiosity in this excerpt from their new book, "All Feelings Welcome: Parenting Practices for Raising Caring, Confident, and Resilient Kids".

Was this book lover wrong for giving a mom a content warning about a book her teen picked out?

"She thumbed through the book and landed on a page. Sure enough she put it back"