February 2020

Life

Does your day care have an emergency plan?

Hint: Check the parent handbook...*before* you need it.

Child

This teacher’s eye-opening lesson about handwashing is so important during coronavirus season

BRB, gotta go wash my hands.

Children's Health

5 things parents can do right now to prepare for the Coronavirus

"This is not a time for fear. This is the time for taking action now to prevent infections and save lives now," says the director-general of the World Health Organization.

Baby

What went viral this week: A father + son share a NICU nurse + a kind stranger helps a breastfeeding mama

These are the stories that made us smile this week.

Shop

5 affordable dupes for Meghan Markle’s chic wardrobe staples

While I can't quite afford a personal stylist yet or drop a few thousand on a bag, I did do a little digging and found that a few of her wardrobe staples are items I can easily add to my closet, without breaking the bank.

Life

Cynthia Nixon voices powerful viral video about impossible standards for women

Narrating a piece from the writer Camille Rainville, Nixon calls out the impossible standards women are told to aspire to.

Baby Shopping Guide

5 must-know tips to help you create the perfect baby registry

2. Do your research.

Life

To my preteen daughter, I promise it gets better

How do I know this? Because, my sweet girl, I remember this age too well.

Life

This viral video has mothers everywhere feeling so seen (and crying)

Warning, watch this one with a tissue in hand.

Parenting

This is why your child can’t actually ‘calm down’ during a tantrum

Never in the history of calming down has anyone ever calmed down by being told to calm down.

Celebrity News

Joanna Gaines’ Instagram post totally nails how bittersweet it is to watch your kids grow up

One of her kids can drive now.

Pregnancy

Morgan Miller shares Instagram video of incredible twin home birth—here’s why

While the twin birth was certainly dramatic, the couple couldn't be happier with how it all unfolded. "It was literally ideal," Bode said. "[It was] a lot for everybody to experience, you couldn't have had it be cooler for everybody involved."