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This post is going viral for its raw + honest glimpse into postpartum depression

"If any of this sounds familiar to you, I just wanted you to know—you aren't alone."

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Sometimes Daddy is her favorite parent

I love my toddler even when she doesn't like me.

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To all the parents waiting to adopt—don’t lose hope

With dwindling faith and lots of fear we boarded the plane to Armenia and arrived very late in a foreign land. That night we prayed on the three stars, went to sleep, and hoped that with the morning light our wish would come true.

Turn the Elf on the Shelf into your positive parenting helper

The Elf doesn't have to report "bad" behavior to Santa.

1 in 5 kids videos online have age-inappropriate ads—and that’s not okay

Especially in a time when most parents are using YouTube to help them get through the day.

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Why Meghan Trainor is saying no to sex while pregnant

The singer opened up about the boundaries she's enforcing while expecting her first child, a baby boy.

Stop wearing burnout as a badge of honor

When mothers are burnt out—and proud of it—society gets away with how awfully it treats them.

More new moms are thinking of suicide, and society is to blame

Suicidal thoughts and self-harm during and after pregnancy are becoming more common.

Winter is coming—here’s how to prepare for Seasonal Affective Disorder in a pandemic

Will SAD be worse in 2020? Can children get diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder? Your biggest SAD questions, answered.

There is a wrong time to start a family

Despite well-intentioned urging from others, you're the only one who can say when the time is right.

This is postpartum (with a baby and toddler)

It's being stretched so thin but feeling so complete.

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