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Chandler Fire Department: A photo of firefighters holding their newborns

Arizona firefighters had 19 babies in one year—and they built the ultimate dad support group

Between fire drills and diaper duty, Chandler firefighters are navigating two of life’s most intense roles: first responders and first-time dads.

Updated Jan. 13, 2025
Chicago adoption: An image of a woman with her son

Chicago man reunites with long-lost mother after adoption and helps keep her bakery alive

“It’s the most joyful story and time in my life,” Lindsey told ABC News. “In my senior years, all of this has come together.”

Updated Jan. 10, 2025
Viral TikTok: Exhausted mom caught on baby cam putting her newborn to bed while the baby is already asleep in the crib

Exhausted mom’s baby cam moment goes viral for perfectly summing up new parent fatigue

“I didn’t know that level of tiredness existed.”

Updated Dec. 26, 2024
Viral TikTok - A picture of a mom talking about how she was the fifth person to hold her baby after a c section

“I was the fifth person to hold my baby”—this mom’s viral story is striking a nerve

“It just saddened me to realize I was not the first to hold my daughter like I originally planned, but instead I ended up being the fifth,” she said.

Updated Dec. 23, 2024
Photo of a happy smiling family of four

Hero truck driver in Ohio saves 4-year-old found wandering on busy road in the cold

At around 6 a.m., a local truck driver spotted something alarming on Bagley Road: a toddler, all alone, wearing nothing but a diaper and clutching a blanket and bottle.

Updated Dec. 20, 2024
Viral TikTok - A mom holding her newborn that is toddler-sized

‘My back hurts!’: Mom goes viral for sharing struggles of raising a baby in the 99th percentile for weight

Have you ever looked at your baby and thought, Wow, you’re a whole toddler already? Well, Brittany Opetaia-Halls can relate. 

Updated Dec. 16, 2024
Viral TikTok: A girl going for a run at 5am

She went for a 5 a.m. run—what her dad did next has the internet in tears

"I have whatever the opposite of daddy issues are because my dad drives behind me during my 5 a.m. runs to make sure I’m safe."

Updated Dec. 16, 2024
Viral TikTok mom explaining the importance of being safe when sharing kid’s on social media

Mom goes viral on TikTok for saying parents shouldn’t share kids’ faces online—what do you think?

Every parent knows the joy of sharing their child’s proudest moments, but when we upload these memories online, it raises important questions about privacy and safety.

Updated Nov. 11, 2024
5 kids in Halloween costumes

Halloween trick or treat times across major U.S. cities

Knowing the Halloween trick-or-treat times in your area is essential to ensure a safe, fun-filled evening for you and your family.

Updated Oct. 31, 2024
4 bottles of baby powder in a row

Recall alert 🚨 Dynacare Baby powder recalled due to asbestos concerns

Dynarex Corporation has expanded its recall of Dynacare Baby Powder (14 oz. and 4 oz. varieties) due to potential asbestos contamination, which was discovered through an FDA sampling program.

Updated Oct. 30, 2024
why homework should be banned

Should homework be banned? What experts and moms say 

Learning should be a lifelong journey of following your curiosity, not a punitive daily punishment.

Updated Jan. 09, 2025
Screenshots of a viral TikTok video that features a mom-to-be listening to a voice mail from a bakery accidentally revealing the gender of her baby

Viral gender reveal cake gone wrong: bakery accidentally spoils the surprise

For mom-to-be Ariel (@morbidmama7), the excitement over her gender reveal cake turned into disappointment when the bakery left her a voicemail accidentally spilling the news.

Updated Oct. 28, 2024

Watch the most inspiring viral parenting moments of 2017

In the midst of chaotic days, tantrums and tragedies, we were reminded of what’s most important in life.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This dad explaining emotions to his daughter could teach us all a thing or two

“You don’t have to be happy. You don’t have to be anything.”

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This mom’s medicine hack is going viral for a very good reason

Help your baby take medicine—no spoonful of sugar needed!

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

‘You have your hands full’—Mom’s message on how to respond goes viral

Don’t comment on other families when you don’t know their stories. ?

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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