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baby talk

15-month-old Annie is already crushing job interviews, according to the internet

In a quick-fire Q&A with her mom, Annie answers a series of questions with surprising confidence for her age.

Updated Apr. 16, 2025
Target baby food recall

Target recalls baby food over lead concerns—here’s what parents should do

Over 25,000 units of Good & Gather Baby Pea, Zucchini, Kale & Thyme Vegetable Purée—sold exclusively at Target—have been recalled due to concerns about elevated lead levels.

Updated Apr. 16, 2025
Baby's terminal diagnosis

Told their baby wouldn’t survive, these parents created a lifetime of memories in just 36 weeks

But instead of preparing to say goodbye, Elizabeth and Joshua decided to lean into love.

Updated Apr. 16, 2025
Honouring late brother

Dad writes to his brother 10 years after his death—what he tells his kids will leave you in tears

“The last you knew, I was starting to date, but luckily soon after, I met the woman of my dreams and had two children.”

Updated Apr. 14, 2025
Being a mom in USA

‘We weren’t meant to do this alone’: A mom’s viral video on why parenting feels so hard in the U.S.

She lays bare a reality many U.S. moms live daily: the crushing lack of support for women and children, especially in the early years of parenting.

Updated Apr. 14, 2025
April Theory

‘April Theory’ is helping moms feel more like themselves again—here’s how

For moms especially, it’s not just an aesthetic vibe. It’s science-backed. It’s seasonal. And it might be the exact reset our nervous systems have been begging for.

Updated Apr. 10, 2025
On bullying

This video exposed a hard truth about bullying we rarely admit

Rachel points out that most anti-bullying lessons focus on helping kids identify and protect themselves from an anonymous “evil bully.”

Updated Apr. 09, 2025
maintaining as a parent

Mom gives daughter sushi once—what she expects next leaves her speechless

A TikTok sparked the most relatable parenting conversation of 2025. Her sage advice? "If I haven't learned anything else about being a parent, it's that you better not introduce your child to something that you cannot maintain."

Updated Apr. 09, 2025
Baby looks like dad

When your baby is a mini-me of dad, but you did all the heavy lifting

We put in the work, but Dad gets the genetic credit.

Updated Apr. 09, 2025
Viral toddler cookie challenge

What parents are really learning from the viral cookie challenge

Oliver gasps when he realizes his mom has no cookie under her napkin. Without hesitation, he offers her one of his own.

Updated Apr. 08, 2025
Miss Rachel welcomes new baby

Ms. Rachel welcomes baby girl via surrogate: “I’m meant to be your mama”

“We welcomed sweet baby Susannah into the world! 💕 We are so in love,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

Updated Apr. 08, 2025
Bathing newborns in kitchen sink

Why experts say you should stop bathing your newborn in the kitchen sink

Pediatrician and mom Dr. Beachgem10 shared why kitchen sink baths aren't as harmless as they seem.

Updated Apr. 07, 2025
Honeyjoy high chair

Convertible high chair sold on Amazon recalled over infant sleep safety hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of about 2,750 HONEYJOY Convertible and Foldable High Chairs.

Updated Apr. 07, 2025
mom viral

“We’ve lived five lives and eaten four snacks”—mom questions why kids’ play spaces open so late

One mom's viral TikTok is speaking the unspoken truth of early-rising parents everywhere, and we're slow-clapping through our coffee-induced jitters.

Updated Apr. 07, 2025
boy mom

This little boy told his mom what he’ll say to his future wife—and it’s leaving parents in tears

Creator Vanessa McNeal shared a video of a conversation between a mother and her young son that, frankly, deserves its own Oscar for emotional gut-punch.

Updated Apr. 05, 2025
Mom talking about invisible labor

Mom of four shares why household chores almost ended her marriage

The video opens with a gut-punch: “I had an amazing husband... but I was incredibly frustrated and burnt out from our marriage and from motherhood.”

Updated Apr. 04, 2025
Sibling love

Mom walks away for a moment—what her son does for his autistic sister is pure love

Sam shared a quietly powerful clip: a secretly filmed moment between her young son, Wolf, and her autistic daughter, Nina.

Updated Apr. 04, 2025
Meta's new rule

Can this new Instagram tool really protect our kids from online bullying?

Instagram is rolling out a new School Partnership Program aimed at helping middle and high schools report teen safety concerns—especially bullying.

Updated Apr. 03, 2025
Proxy voting bill

Why it’s time to let new moms vote by proxy 

Proxy voting is a practical solution to an outdated problem.

Updated Apr. 03, 2025
Mom talking to her baby

This mom’s monologues to her baby aren’t just going viral—they might actually rewire baby’s brain

No sing-song voice. Just a constant, hilarious stream of consciousness, delivered to an adorable baby girl with all the intensity of a therapy session.

Updated Apr. 02, 2025
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