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Keep up with the latest news on what matters most to your family, from public health to parenting and maybe some celebrity gossip, too.

Hoda Kotb hugging her children after returning home on phone backdrop with purple suitcases

Hoda’s heartwarming return home after the Olympics is every working mom’s tornado of joy, guilt and love

Hoda Kotb’s tear-jerking (happy tears, of course) greeting from her daughters had me reliving every one of my own returns home after a work trip.

Iud insertion

For the first time ever, the CDC is pushing for pain management for IUD insertion procedures

"Women’s pain and women’s experiences have been downplayed throughout medicine."

Mom's opinion on grandparent involvement on tiktok

TikTok mom goes viral for opinion on whether kids ‘need’ their grandparents

Many millennials who grew up enjoying a warm, happy relationship with their…

Weighted sleep sacks

U.S. lawmakers want to ban weighted sleep products for infants

Federal data shows at least 5 infant deaths associated with weighted sleepwear.

Brother/sister dance at wedding

This brother-sister wedding dance shows sibling bonds are forever

"There is an unbreakable bond between an oldest sister and her baby brother"

Children gathered around a cake at a birthday party

More and more parents are opting for ‘no gift’ birthday parties—here’s why

Half of moms polled simply don’t want gifts or care if their kids get any.

Mom discusses library laws in Idaho

Mom’s viral video shows the real impact of an Idaho library law that limits what kids can read

"Kids have lost access to public libraries. That sounds dramatic, but this is a real-life story that happened to us yesterday in Idaho."

Pregnant woman shopping for food

EPA issues emergency order to ban a common pesticide that’s harmful to fetuses

The weedkiller is used on crops such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and onions.

News anchor mom parody of vacation

News anchor mom hilariously recaps her family ‘vacation’

“Sources say, hang in there! These are memories that will last a lifetime.”

Brittany Mahomes with her son at the zoo

Parents everywhere will relate to Brittany Mahomes trying to break her son’s ‘bad habit’

It seems like she found the perfect solution to this oh-so common parenting struggle.

Child opening presents at birthday party

This TikTok mom doesn’t understand why kids no longer open birthday presents at their parties

“Apparently, in the year of 2023, we stop opening presents at birthday parties,” she said.

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