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mom feeding yogurt to baby - yogurt first food

Keep it simple, mama: Why Stonyfield Organic YoBaby® Yogurt is an ideal first food for your little one

A nourishing, gentle food for your baby that's ready in 30 seconds? Yes, please.

Updated Nov. 15, 2023
Jennifer Breheny Wallace and Never Enough book cover - raising healthy achievers

How to help your child become a healthy achiever—while avoiding ‘toxic achievement culture’

In an exclusive Q&A, reporter and author Jennifer Breheny Wallace explains.

Updated Aug. 10, 2023
Mom uses nursing pillow with infant

First-ever federal safety guidelines implemented for nursing pillow safety after 162 infant deaths

Nursing pillows aren’t ever supposed to be used for sleep.

Updated Aug. 30, 2023
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How ‘Taco Tuesday’ helped my mental load

Moms need a strategy to eliminate the mental load associated with getting food on the table.

Updated Aug. 01, 2023
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Life without screens is possible—here’s how our family does it

Even an animated children’s movie can be too intense for little ones.

Updated Aug. 02, 2023
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Walk away from the dishwasher—playing with your kids can inspire your own creativity

Play brings us back to the little artists we were as kids.

Updated Aug. 09, 2023
Babies wearing weighted sleep sacks

Weighted sleep sacks, blankets, and swaddles aren’t safe, pediatricians warn

One such weighted product was linked to at least one infant death, according to regulators.

Updated Jul. 26, 2023
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Some momfluencers are censoring their kids’ faces online—here’s why

"It’s just that children can’t consent to having photos online."

Updated Jul. 25, 2023
woman pumping breast milk- exclusively pumping

I hated exclusively pumping—but it was still so hard to quit

I dream about being done, about getting my body back and wearing a normal bra again.

Updated Jul. 20, 2023
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10 ways to support your baby’s early literacy skills

Here’s how to foster a love of reading from a young age.

Updated Jul. 21, 2023
mom setting the table with kids- connect as a family

No, you don’t have to have dinner together every night to connect as a family

Dinnertime didn’t feel like a time of connection; it felt like a time of tension.

Updated Jul. 24, 2023
Couple setting up nursery together - fathers impact breastfeeding

Study shows fathers are key in supporting breastfeeding and safe sleep

But most dads surveyed weren’t up to date on best practices.

Updated Jul. 26, 2024
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6 ways we’re creating a gender-inclusive home for our children

Our children will grow up in a world of pronoun inclusivity and they will expect you to respect their own identity and those of their peers. 

Updated Jul. 14, 2023
baby girl on bed holding her feet - what are wake windows

Can wake windows help your baby sleep better?

Dr. Harvey Karp shares his best tips for making wake windows work.

Updated Jul. 12, 2023
toddler using baby sign language

Ready to teach your baby sign language? Here’s where to start

Baby sign language encourages infant communication and independence—and it's easier than you think.

Updated Jul. 10, 2023
pre teen girl in bed with arms over face - hardest age to parent

Is 8 the hardest age to parent? Here’s what the experts say

Your pre-tween may be sweet one minute and giving an epic eye-roll the next. What gives?

Updated Aug. 15, 2023
Baby in car seat

New research shows that anyone is capable of accidentally leaving a baby in a hot car

Forgetting children is a common memory failure that can lead to tragic consequences, according to new research.

Updated Jun. 30, 2023
mom pumping breastmilk for baby - pumping at work is work

Pumping at work is work

Breastfeeding rates plummet when parents return to work. From setting a schedule to talking to colleagues, here’s how to make pumping at work easier.

Updated Jun. 22, 2023
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