Health & Wellness

This viral post perfectly captures how many parents feel about going back to school

"Having to choose between my children's health and education doesn't feel right."

We eat about a credit card’s worth of plastic every week

And other things we learned from our chat with Blueland's founder.

To get coronavirus under control by September, Americans have to do one thing: Wear a mask

It's a small thing we can all do.

It’s science: Summer brain drain is real—but there’s an easy way to stop it

Worried about learning loss due to last year's school closures and now summer? Research proves there's an easy, effective and practically free way to fight summer learning loss—and it works for every age.

50+ fun workout songs to motivate you, mama

Get your heart rate to rise.

CDC report warned against fully reopening schools—here’s why

There are "noticeable gaps" in many K-12 reopening plans—gaps that put communities at risk for coronavirus.

Bill Nye’s viral video shows kids (and adults) how face masks work

This viral TikTok teaches kids how to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Kids over 2 need to wear face masks, says CDC

Here's how to get them to do it. ????

Science confirms that ‘mom brain’ is real

How a woman's brain changes after having a baby.

‘Expecting Amy’ shares every detail of Amy Schumer’s difficult pregnancy

The HBO Max series is a deep dive into Schumer's journey into marriage + motherhood.

The truth about raising a newborn in quarantine

This quarantine will someday pass, your babyhood with it.

Expert strategies for dealing with the loss of a grandparent, age by age

All too many children may be facing the loss of a loved one this year. Here's how to help them through it.

This mama beat COVID and gave birth to triplets

Isabella, Nathaniel, and Adriel are adorable + their mama is amazing.

It’s science: Your dominant hand can influence which baby name you pick

Out of 38,746 names popularized after 1990, more use letters from the right side of the keyboard than names given before 1990.

Moms who wore masks during childbirth share their stories to make a powerful point

If they can do it, so can everyone.

Chrissy Teigen’s advice to fellow moms: ‘Don’t forget to keep up with your paps’

Yes, you can still go to the gyno right now.

What to know about the AAP’s school reopening guidelines for the fall

It's less about their education and more about their mental health.

8 calming techniques you and your kids can do together

Anxious about the news? Try these stress-reducing exercises you and the kids can do together.

In the day cares that stayed open, fewer than .2% of kids got COVID-19

What day cares that never closed can teach us as states fully reopen.

More states + counties require people to wear masks in public

In Miami, Florida, city employees are now issuing civil infractions for those not wearing face masks in public.