September 2018

Parenting

How to teach your kids to share—without the struggle

Sharing requires an understanding of ours and another's feelings and desires. Sharing is about being creative with another as you use something together, it is about being compassionate and giving, it is about being respectful.

Parenting

5 tantrum-taming secrets from a family therapist

Rather than viewing these outbursts as wholly negative experiences, I try to see them as a vital part of how my child communicates with me.

Life

Hearing I was gaining too much weight during pregnancy almost broke me

I had this idea that my nine months would be some kind of guiltless-free-for-all. But it hasn't been like that. At least not for me.

Health & Wellness

8 Chemicals to Avoid During Pregnancy

Check labels for these hormonal disruptors.

Life

13 things parents should *not* do if they’ve been up all night with the baby

2. Cook anything other than toast

Parenting

Why I don’t immediately pick up my kids when they fall

How will she learn what's safe if I'm always protecting her? How will she know how far she can jump if she never falls short?

Life

Make mornings run smoother with these 10 tips from real moms

3. Set an alarm using your kid's favorite song.

Baby Health

Can babies get acupuncture? Here’s what you need to know

5 things you need to know about pediatric acupuncture.

Life

I never planned to be a SAHM—to be honest, I’m still adjusting

I wasn't sure how to accept and make sense of my new identity.

Celebrity News

Chrissy Teigen had the best response when someone asked if she was pregnant — 4 months after giving birth

Let's 👏 stop 👏 talking 👏 about 👏 women's 👏 bodies.

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A nightly beauty + self-care routine you can do when you only have 10 minutes (or less!), mama

After bedtime, it's you time.

Parenting

8 important parenting lessons from the Dutch

4. Focus on simplicity