Relationships

10 ways to co-parent peacefully through the pandemic holidays

1. Talk, don't text.

Ask Motherly: How do I deal with relatives who go to bars during a pandemic and then want to see us?

One word: Boundaries.

Here’s how to talk to that relative who says you’re being “too safe”

You know...THAT one.

Ask Motherly: Do you have any quarantine date night ideas?

Like you, Motherly's co-founders have also spent the last several months with their spouses 24/7...but they still have *seriously* good ideas for at-home date night.

It’s science: *This* is why you feel so distant from your partner right now

It's not your marriage, it's COVID.

It’s possible to make mom friends during a pandemic

Here's how (and why it's so important)

True life: Dating while being a single mom to young kids is complicated

Despite my wish for a personal life, my children have always remained my number one priority, and I refuse to loosen my grip on that, to compromise their emotional security so I can meet my own (or someone else's) selfish needs.

To my love, there’s no one else I rather be quarantined with

For better or worse, and also a global pandemic.

13 sweet ‘just thinking of you’ gifts for every mama

A sweet surprise that tells her you've been thinking of her might be the pick-me-up she needs.

My husband might miss the birth of our first child

I'm seven months pregnant and my husband is in a war zone—I couldn't tell you which one because I don't know.

It’s science: Affection is the key to building a strong father + son bond

Plus, how to build a strong relationship together.

Prince William says becoming a dad was ‘one of the scariest’ things he’s ever done

The Duke of Cambridge opened up about his experience with fatherhood and how childhood trauma can resurface when you have a child yourself.

To the sensitive kids—I see you

To the empaths, the worriers, the sensitive ones who pick up on feelings without words even being uttered. I get you.

Mama, you told me…

That it would be a joy to watch them grow up. But Mama, you never told me how quickly the time would pass; how the hours, the days, the weeks and the months would slip through my fingers so fast. That I would suddenly find myself looking at a child instead of a baby; a baby instead of a newborn; and beg time to be a little bit kinder and wait for me to catch up.

Social distancing doesn’t have to mean loneliness—here’s how to stay connected

Why it's so important to text your best friend right now, mama.

Why Eva Amurri says her baby’s father won’t be at the birth

"Birth is so emotional, and so I knew early on that having Kyle there wasn't going to feel right to me," shares Amurri.

Why skipping Valentine’s Day might be the best gift this year

You know what we don't need right now? More pressure.

This isn’t my first baby—but I still need your support more than ever

The truth is, no matter how old my children are, no matter how independent the big ones get, no matter how "put together" I may appear, I humbly share that I am not always managing this very well all on my own. Please know I still need you.

Why #yearofthemother is good for dads, too

The demands being made in the #yearofthemother posts aren't just demands for society to support mothers, but to support families through policies that will target gender inequality and help all parents thrive.

7 ways to remind yourself that you’re more than a parent, mama

Being a great parent means we find ways to honor our other parts.