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child sitting in a car seat laughing - transition from car seat to booster

Parents transition kids from car seats too soon, survey finds

Car seat safety can sometimes feel overwhelming, but when we break it down, it gets really simple.

baby in moms arms - essay on postpartum depression during Covid

Becky on loss followed by postpartum depression during a pandemic

"I found myself relieved by the stay-at-home orders because it was just easier to be alone."

baby with moms hand in his mouth - essay on seeking help for postpartum depression

Laurel on checking into a psychiatric unit for postpartum depression

Sometimes newfound motherhood finds you in a doctor’s office, checking your battle wounds from labor and painful delivery. And sometimes it finds you in the waiting room of an ER, clinging to the last bit of sanity you have left-begging for someone to hear you. 

mom and son playing on the beach

Our family has been apart for 13 weeks—here’s what we learned about parenting

Thirteen weeks since I've held my husband's hand. Thirteen weeks since our daughter has hugged her father.

two siblings reading a book together

Thank you to my little ones for being patient with me

I am asking them to not be scared or worried about the virus, even though I am every single day.

family sitting at a kitchen table

Petition + senate proposal call for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks ASAP

Families could see as much as $10,000 a month under the Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act by Sen. Kamala Harris.

mom playing with toddler

Let me stay home a little longer, he won’t be this little forever

I love knowing the majority of my time is with him. That when he asks me, "Mommy sit down with me," I can do it and not care about the pile of dishes

woman smiling for the camera and helping her baby to walk

Carissa on postpartum anxiety and finding love for her son

"Postpartum depression and anxiety hit me like a freight train. I couldn’t pull myself out from under it. I felt horrible for feeling the way I did because society tells new moms that motherhood shouldn’t be this way."

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