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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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Welcoming new baby: How to help big sibling with the transition

1. Don’t spill the beans too early. 

Updated Apr. 09, 2024

The Misconception of the “Mom Badge”

You are so much more than a mom.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

My husband, the feminist

Fatherhood made my husband into a feminist.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
mom and baby in carrier

Tips by Trimester $1,500 Giveaway

$1,500 giveaway!

Updated Dec. 20, 2021
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Thinking About Breastfeeding?

The 5 stories everyone in your mom group is talking about this week.

Updated Apr. 26, 2022

10 confessions of a stay-at-home-mom

4. If I get dressed and put on makeup I'm going to go somewhere.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
little boy eating in a high chair

Raising a vegetarian baby

8 ways to confidently raise your kid with a meat-free diet.

Updated Dec. 16, 2022

While you were sleeping—I saw a toddler instead of a baby

While you were sleeping, I just stared at you, in awe, that something so perfect could come from me. ?

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Healthy parent-child relationships are built through play

More cooperation and connection are around the corner.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Why music education is one of the most important lessons you can give your child

The more a child is read to, the more they develop a love for reading. The same goes for singing and music.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

The one parenting tip you should always remember

The voice you need to listen to is your own.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

To my son, in the leopard print one-piece

You would make any mama proud, parading around in that thing like you were born in it. 

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

When they said ‘parenting is hard,’ this isn’t what I thought they meant

It’s the love that makes it the best and hardest, the scariest and the most beautiful. ?

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

7 important ways to teach your kids to be empathetic and assertive

A boy in my son’s preschool said some nasty comments to him…

Updated Feb. 22, 2025

He’s not just mine anymore

I love this boy more than life itself. And that love means letting go, too.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
baby sleeping in a bassinet

How to prep for sleep training

Sleep expert Dr. Harvey Karp shares how to create good sleep habits from Day 1.

Updated Jan. 31, 2022

Yes, my children are the same gender: Here’s what I wish you knew

When you realize you won’t have the experience of raising a child of the opposite gender, it takes a while to wrap your head around it.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

The 8 best ingredients in an irresistible playroom

Maximize whimsy + play in your children’s spaces.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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