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This is the only car seat you need on your baby registry

After taking test drives with dozens of car seats, we know what it takes to help them go the extra mile.

Updated Jan. 26, 2022
baby sleeping in a docatot

‘Consumer Reports’ finds popular co-sleeping products are unsafe for babies

The popular DockATot, the Baby Delight Snuggle Nest Infant Sleeper and the SwaddleMe By Your Side Sleeper were three products identified in their investigation.

Updated Apr. 12, 2022
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I’m defined by motherhood right now, and that’s okay

I spent many years longing to be here at this moment. To have my family. To be my children's mama.

Updated Aug. 23, 2022

10 ways to turn a power struggle with your toddler into a win

According to a Montessori teacher.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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I don’t feel like ‘me’ right now, but please love me anyway

I long to reconnect with you again. I long to put that stellar dress and heels back on. But I feel like leaky breasts are probably the least sexy thing, right?

Updated Apr. 05, 2023

What you need to know about the ‘arsenic in baby food’ study

Common brands include: Similac, Enfamil, Happy Baby, Gerber, Kirkland, Little Duck Organics, Plum Organics, and The Honest Company.

Updated Dec. 16, 2022

4 pervasive myths about bilingual children—debunked

Myth 3: Bilingualism causes language confusion.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
baby sitting outside a bath

Why this is the only brand I’ll use on my baby’s sensitive skin

I'm all for ingredients that are 100% clean and completely non-toxic.

Updated Jan. 05, 2022
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What baby items are really worth splurging on?

As a parent of three kids under four, I've quickly learned when it is worth spending money on clothes, gear and all the other baby essentials and when it's worth saving.

Updated Feb. 14, 2022
little boy brushing moms hair

I can’t do it all as a SAHM—and that’s OK

Am I going to eat, shower, or sleep in the 20 minutes I have of overlapping nap times?

Updated Mar. 23, 2023
mom kissing baby and the other mom kissing the other woman- my baby

You’re my child forever, but only my baby for a year

I could probably switch the wash over to the dryer and get those towels that have been sitting in there folded and put away. But as I watched your chest gently rise and fall, I realized something.

Updated Dec. 22, 2022
Children's books body positivity

9 children’s books to promote body positivity, from ages 2-12

Showing our kiddos that all bodies are accepted and amazing is really hard.

Updated Oct. 10, 2019
Adam Levine holding his baby

Adam Levine is happy just being a SAHD right now

"I'm obsessed with them," the star says of his daughters.

Updated Jan. 20, 2022
toddler crying and hugging mom

Behind the perfect Instagram photos are all the others I didn’t take

I did not show you the photo of the checkout line meltdown, where literally all three of them are crying, everyone is staring, and I no longer have my coffee because I forgot it on a shelf somewhere while I was trying to keep my toddler from leaping out of the cart.

Updated Dec. 09, 2022
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