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I don’t post photos of my child on social media

A mom shares her parenting views on social media choices, emphasizing respect for privacy without judging others.

Updated Mar. 28, 2025

5 phrases that can help strengthen your mother/daughter bond

As a working mom of six kids, I am constantly seeking new…

Updated Oct. 18, 2021
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This viral post is what every twin parent needs to hear

There's a reason it's been shared over 6,000 times.

Updated Sep. 30, 2022
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Fake & dangerous kids products are sold online: Here’s how to avoid them

The car seat technicians with St. Luke's Pediatric Education and Prevention Programs in Idaho could not believe what they were seeing when they came across the first fake car seat.

Updated Sep. 29, 2022
mother breastfeeding baby in bed

Does bed-sharing increase the risk of SIDS? If you breastfeed, new study says no

A new report from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine states that the information we currently have on safe sleep may be more nuanced than we realize.

Updated Sep. 30, 2022
mom playing with baby on a bed - an essay on unsuccessful sleep training

Bonnie on postpartum depression and sleep-training

I believed that if I just did this one thing, like the sleep coach or the sleep expert in the books said, and if I could just get him on this schedule, then it would fix everything.

Updated Sep. 28, 2022
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Mama, you’re beautiful

Home has a new meaning. You are someone's home.

Updated Jan. 12, 2022
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Gentle sleep training saved my marriage

We knew that if we wanted to give our kids the best parents they could get, they needed well-rested parents that poured into each other.

Updated Oct. 04, 2022

The painless way to declutter your kid’s toys

It just takes five easy steps.

Updated Mar. 01, 2022

Top questions to ask yourself + the provider when considering childcare

6. How is learning structured and what educational programs do you follow?

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Lawmakers are working to ban crib bumpers & sleep incliners

The Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019 recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Updated Jan. 21, 2022

This is what it’s like to be a parent with a severe heart condition

Despite feeling blessed with my son, I was extremely weak and was not recovering, even after several weeks had passed. I made an appointment with a cardiologist who immediately sent me to the hospital, where I was admitted for advanced heart failure and wouldn't leave for two months.

Updated Oct. 19, 2021
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