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11 expert ways to help your firstborn adjust to the new baby

How to help them feel included and set the stage for a healthy sibling relationship.

*This* is what a SAHM’s benefits package would look like

And our salary would be $143K/year

What would your kid do if they found a gun? IKEA incident proves parents can’t make assumptions

Why every parent needs to have the gun safety conversation.

I travel with my young kids to build their hearts, not memories

Even if they are nervous to try something outside of their comfort zones, I know they are getting bolder and braver.

The secret to a strong marriage? Someone who makes you laugh

Marriage and love and parenting and living together and life, in general, isn't always easy.

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Young moms are trending on Instagram

The newest crop of influencers just might bring the birth-age down.

This dad is ‘breastfeeding’ his newborn daughter

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How to raise resilient kids—the Finnish way

It seems that part of the key to the Finnish school system's success is the nurturing daycare and preschool system.

How to make your child feel powerful and heard

Our kids don't really need just one more of this or that. What they do need is their sense of power and attention.

Motherhood is: Parenting with your heart, not your ego

I need to embrace the idea that nurturing, supporting, and loving my child has everything to do with encouraging them to be the best version of themselves and nothing to do with raising a miniature version of me.

Half of today’s young adults want fewer kids than their parents

Finances are a factor in the shrinking of ideal family sizes.

Kristin Cavallari says she’s done having kids—here’s how she knew

The Laguna Beach star says three children is perfect.

Partners who do this one (simple) thing can improve moms’ breastfeeding rates

When the co-parent does chores and cooking, mama has time to focus on feeding the baby and getting the rest she needs to keep her milk supply up.

It’s a boy! Ayesha and Steph Curry’s birth announcement features a unique baby name

Their girls have pretty common names, but their new baby boy is definitely distinct.

10 powerful photos of NICU babies celebrating the 4th of July

The babies at Illinois' Advocate Children's Hospital look great in red, white, and blue.

17 must-know tips to survive your first 4th of July with a baby

A 4th of July survival guide by moms, for moms.

My darling, our love is a lot of small things that make up one big thing—our family

Our love looks different than it once did—but we're thriving in big ways and little ways—together, every day.

Summer makes me feel like a kid again

Being a mom has opened up my eyes to how magical childhood is by seeing the wonder through theirs.

True life: I was not prepared for motherhood

But I learned that "good enough" is enough.