Parenting

This dad’s viral TikTok teaches you the brilliant way to avoid saying “no” to kids—and IT WORKS

All about the 'conditional yes' and how to use it.

To my only child: Thank you for your patience as I learn how to be a mother

Because in becoming a mother, I am something and someone who I have never been before.

Is it safe to get a tattoo while breastfeeding? Here’s what you should know

Even if you decide to get inked while breastfeeding, many tattoo parlors may discourage it to avoid liability.

Dear Son: You didn’t ask to be a big brother but I’m so glad you are

The days are long right now, but it makes me so excited about seeing you two grow up together.

New breastfeeding recommendations may do more harm than good without support for moms

While there is much to celebrate with this updated guidance, there is something important missing from the equation: support. 

FDA urges parents to stop using baby neck floats after one death and injury reported

Babies with special needs may be at higher risk

How to help your child win–and lose–graciously

A psychiatrist shares tips to prepare your child for real life.

Dr. Colleen Kraft on why gun safety is a public health issue and what we can do to protect our kids

"One out of 10 high school students have tried to die by suicide in our country.”

Mom TikToker shares unconventional safety hack that could save your child

Chauvon Landry, a mom of 6 and motivational speaker, recently shared a viral child safety hack on TikTok that she teaches her children in the event they’re being kidnapped or they feel unsafe.

How to get kids to love science, according to Neil deGrasse Tyson

And beware: he says the biggest problem is parents stifling the interest. Here's what NOT to do.

AAP now recommends breastfeeding beyond age 2 due to benefits for both baby and mother

The organization also recognizes that more social support is needed to make that happen.

AAP releases new 2022 safe sleep guidelines: Here’s what parents and caregivers need to know

The new recommendations share evidence on how pacifiers can help prevent SIDS—but co-sleeping and weighted blankets increase risk.

6 things I’ve learned about supporting my daughter with ADHD and SPD

"Labels should be used to help your child, not to define your child."

Why your teen will tune you out

In preparation for adulthood, teens’ brains are biologically programmed to prioritize unfamiliar voices.

My mom rage is a product of overstimulation

I often find myself in this out-of-body experience—watching this whirlwind of disarray run its course through my life, leaving me an overwrought and overwhelmed mother just trying her best to mend the pieces back together.

Fisher-Price issues a safety warning about rockers after 13 infant deaths

At least 13 infants died in the past dozen years while lying in a Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker or Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker.

Mothers are burnt out—but is it possible to change that narrative?

While I’m not debating that the deck is stacked against us, I do think it’s possible to change it. 

The transition to becoming a mom of two is beautiful—but also hard

I knew this new journey would come with many bumps along the way, and that there’d be new lessons to be learned. But it’s exhausting, testing, challenging, and demanding in every way imaginable. 

Everything I want for my child and everything I’m afraid of

How would I tell him that classrooms are a place for books and not for bullets? How would I tell him that kids can become angels, too—as heavy as that thought may be to fathom? 

A ‘lazy parent summer’ is the only way I want to summer

Lazy parent summer means cutting myself—and my family—some slack.