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Well-meaning questions or statements can actually be quite hurtful for parents going through a diagnosis.

Our pathway is controversial: not every interfaith couple can or should choose both religions for their children.

Our fear of spiders and snakes is so innate that even babies feel anxious when they see them.

Alba thought she might lose her “sense of self.” How wrong she was!

All too quickly, mixed in with all the positives of this Facebook group, came the negative―critical and dramatic.

The more you know, the better able you are to make the right choice for yourself.

Researchers could predict right- or left-handedness at 18 weeks gestation with close to 100% accuracy.

I’m giving up using other moms as a way of seeing myself. Life is hectic enough without making myself feel bad for not quite being able to button my old jeans yet.

5 hilariously sweet serenades for baby-to-be.

What I’m doing to keep the stress low and the magic abundant.

10. They don’t *just* love Target. (But they do love Target.)

Finland is the only developed country where dads spend more time with school-aged kids than moms. That says something.

I thought that maybe his small list was a fluke, a one-time occurrence, but I was wrong.

The little royal’s school encourages kids to cultivate multiple relationships instead of obsessing over one BFF.

I was quick to show him the “right” way to bounce her and I just rocked her to sleep myself because it was easier.

As a mother, I know that my mood and demeanor are impactful on the people around me. This is especially true for my small children.

Do-overs are verbal acknowledgments of situations gone awry with a request for remediation. Put simply, they are requests for grace.