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boy looking at newborn baby after an expensive birth

The United States is the most expensive country to give birth in

Prices aren’t just high—they also vary wildly.

Updated Jan. 19, 2023

You’ll never be this little again

Because today is the littlest each of my babies will be.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

It’s science: practicing gratitude makes us happier

People who list their blessings are happier than those who take an inventory of life’s hassles.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Motherhood shouldn’t be this hard

What if we stopped making mothers feel guilty? About everything.

Updated Sep. 06, 2022
mom playing with little girl

Let them play! Toddlers need 3 hours of physical activity per day

The older children get, the more energetic play they need.

Updated Mar. 23, 2023
siblings laying in a bed together

I’ve got a toddler, a newborn, and a new dose of mom guilt

I feel like when I focus my attention on one of my children, I’m letting the other one down.

Updated Dec. 23, 2021

What losing my mom taught me about unconditional love and grief

I was using my grief to show my daughter that crying was not a weakness, that being sad was not shameful.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

It’s science: babies as young as 6 months old are already connecting words

Our babies are listening and learning from what we say, even if it doesn’t seem like it.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are all about ‘tag team’ parenting

“We switch kids all the time,” Bell says.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

How to be your child’s safe space

Rest matters because it frees our attention. When we don’t have to look for love, we can start to figure out who we are.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

From a Dock A Tot to babysitting—18 mamas share what they wish they registered for

“I wish I had registered for a manual! Lol.”—Meagan Nicole Puckett

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

The top 100 cities to raise kids in the U.S.

San Ramon, California. Newton, Massachusetts. Flower Mound, Texas. Overland Park, Kansas.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mom hugging and kissing toddler

How to correct a child’s ‘bad’ behavior with positive parenting

Remind them you are their ally, you are on their side. Even when you are saying no or stopping unhelpful behaviors.

Updated Jan. 03, 2023

5 ways to see the good in your kids—even on the hard days

In some ways love is very simple. And in other ways it is more complex than we know.

Updated Jan. 15, 2022

Kelly Clarkson on ‘rising above’ the bullies—both for moms + children

The star wants to protect her children from everyone and everything that could hurt them but knows they will meet mean kids along the way.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
viola davis

Viola Davis is teaching her daughter an incredible lesson about self-acceptance

“You can be Wonder Woman, but you gotta be Wonder Woman with your hair. You can be Elsa, but you gotta be Elsa with your hair.”

Updated Dec. 18, 2021
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