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From feeding to milestones to parenting styles, our expert-guided parenting section dives into tips, tricks and research to support modern mamas.

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You can’t love too much: How secure attachment helps kids thrive

When our children aren’t worried about if they’re loved, they can focus on the important work of growing.

Updated Aug. 26, 2022

Eco-Friendly Baby Laundry

6 laundry essentials that are good for baby and the earth!

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Time-out alternatives: How disciplining with empathy can help

How to avoid adding to the confusion and anger of the moment. 

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Dear kids: Never lose hope—the world is still a beautiful place

Remember—love is always more powerful than evil.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
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The biggest baby name trends of the last decade

From celebrity names to superlatives, this list has all the hottest names from the past ten years.

Updated Jan. 26, 2022

How to Explain Your Period to Your Toddler

And other tough conversations that come with parenting.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
little baby looking at mom

How to survive the four-month sleep regression

You can't avoid the four-month sleep regression, but you can conquer it.

Updated Jan. 31, 2022

Toddlers are unpredictable—5 ways to be a more proactive parent

2. Consider your child’s temperament

Updated Mar. 15, 2022
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5 European approaches to raising babies we need to adopt ASAP

Thinking outside the box—although the baby box is brilliant, too.

Updated Feb. 14, 2022

Pediatricians warn against fruit juice for babies + toddlers: Here’s what to try instead

Too much sugar in fruit juices is hurting children’s teeth and health.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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When your toddler defies you, love is the answer

It’s the moments when they push you away the most that you need to hug them the hardest.

Updated Jan. 03, 2022

My daughter is so much more than ‘pretty’

How do I teach her that self-worth isn’t sealed into pretty?

Updated Mar. 15, 2022

Who do our children belong to?

Our children are only here on loan from their future selves.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
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No worries, Mama: Saying “Dada” first actually means you & baby are super bonded

The “d” sound is regarded as more difficult for babies—so why all the “Dadas”?!

Updated Feb. 25, 2025

Daycare isn’t just ‘the next best thing’ for our family

Daycare is often presented as a subpar alternative to a stay-at-home parent—but that really isn’t true.

Updated Mar. 15, 2022

How a Traveling Dad Can be a Present Dad

André Hueston Mack gets honest about the entrepreneurial juggle.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

No apologies necessary: Raising twins is uniquely amazing

“After bringing my partner into the room, she repeated her apologies. And I still love his response: ‘Sorry!? Why are you sorry? This is amazing!’”

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
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15 not-so-little reminders why moms have earned rockstar status

6. Your hugs provide a safe haven and make all right with the world.

Updated Dec. 08, 2021
10 ways tech makes life easier for new parents

10 ways tech makes life easier for new parents

I needed to talk to my mom, I needed to chat with my friends, I needed advice from an expert, I needed to buy more diapers! My phone allowed me to do all these things (mostly) in silence, one-handed, at all hours of the day and night.

Updated Apr. 12, 2022
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