Parenting

A new parent’s ultimate guide to social media

Is it safe to post pictures of baby? What's okay to share and what's TMI?

This mama just gets it: “Motherhood is freaking hard”

"There aren't any trophies in motherhood. We're all just doing the best we can, with what we have."

How to identify a riptide at the beach this summer

A Facebook post on riptide precautions has been going viral, and for good reason.

How to keep up a Montessori routine while traveling

Ready to take a vacation but not to break your baby's Montessori routine? Read these tips from a Montessori expert.

This mama is going viral for the one rule she never told her children

It's all about teaching her children to love themselves.

It’s Science: Babies know exactly what hugs from mama mean

Babies as young as four months old know what your hug means.

Here’s what experts want you to know about keeping kids safe around fireworks

"The National Fire Protection Association says that sparklers account for more than one-quarter of emergency room firework-related visits."

Moms are living in an extraordinary era of burnout

93% of moms say they're burned out. Let that sink in.

Sesame Street shares response to rise in anti-Asian bullying with new song, “Proud of Your Eyes”

"Your eyes tell the story of your family. They show where you came from, and how you came to be."

Postpartum recovery is about so much more than weight loss

What if you could take a step back and figure out how to redefine new motherhood without focusing on weight loss postpartum? What if you took dieting out of the equation? How cou you best support yourself and be kind to yourself during this vulnerable time of transition in postpartum?

The early weeks of breastfeeding are exhausting—but fleeting

One day you'll need more than breastmilk to comfort you. One day I'll need to carry snacks and water everywhere we go. One day you'll toss and turn at night and for whatever reason, nursing you to sleep won't work its magic as it does now.

This family’s viral adoption story proves ‘families don’t have to match’

Just when this couple had given up, adoption became an option.

Time-saving formula tips our editors swear by

Less time making bottles, more time snuggling.

75 activities to cherish while your child is still little

61. Look with awe at the moon.

This viral photo shows just how emotional a mama’s breastfeeding journey can be

It shows the first and last time she breastfed her daughter.

13 powerful habits that help you raise well-adjusted kids

You have a beautiful window of opportunity to build the foundation your child desperately needs but also craves

10 car seat guidelines every parent needs to know

1. Only use them in the car.

Mothers don’t breastfeed for so many reasons—and it’s time to stop judging them

We simply do not know other people's stories, and to judge them for making decisions that are different than our own is not only unfair, it's mean.

Dear mama, you were never meant to do it all

Mothers everywhere are suffering from caregiver burnout. It's time to stop.

My child is having a boring summer and he loves it

Mostly he putters around the yard, plays with the hose, finds toads and bugs and locust shells and cool rocks, shimmys up the door frames, attempts to dismantle the house, and, admittedly, has way too much screen time. In other words, the same kind of summers I had as a kid.