Family & Parenting

“Becoming a mother this way doesn’t make me any less of a mother,” Victoria Nino, a mom of two egg donor-conceived children, wants to stress.  Real moms, she continues, “are the ones their children call for at night when they are scared, or run to when they are hurt. Real moms are the ones who […]

To the mama who doesn’t think she’s prepared for two under two, I see you. I see your nervousness intertwined with joy. I see the bittersweetness that consumes your thoughts—because while you are celebrating the new life that is to come, you are simultaneously mourning the loss of what was. Of only having to worry

Sometimes it feels like we just can’t win as parents. When you have one child, you’re constantly asked when you’re going to have another. If you have more than two, you’re constantly asked if the most recent child was “a mistake” or “an accident” or a bit more politely, if it was planned. Hilary Duff

When I was a kid, I was bullied quite a bit—particularly by boys. And I still remember whenever I told a grownup that I was being treated this way, their immediate response was, “Oh, it’s because he likes you,” or “He just has a crush on you.” The 90s were a wild time. Perhaps your

Allyson Felix continues to make Olympic history, even when she’s not competing. The celebrated athlete, entrepreneur and mother of two retired in 2022 after winning a record 20 World Championship medals and 11 medals at the Olympic Games. But Felix has now set her sights on supporting mothers in the world of professional sports: She’ll

Let’s be real for a hot second. We’ve all been there—staring bleary-eyed into the abyss of our closets, reaching for those trusty sweats for the umpteenth time because, well, thinking is hard when you’ve racked up four hours of sleep–non-consecutively. But here’s a revolutionary thought: What if getting dressed didn’t have to feel like solving

Those who have been pregnant more than once already know that no two pregnancies are the same. At all. Ever. The first time around, you can rest and be pampered and enjoy every single moment. The second time around—and any time after that—you’re already chasing after one kiddo and barely have the time or energy

While Reddit can be filled with drama and a great place to get lost scrolling, it’s also a wealth of information and advice—especially for parents. One dad turned there when he needed help with a tricky situation: His daughters started sleeping in bed with his wife, kicking him out into the guest room. “We have

Have you ever wondered if stress has an impact on fertility? The evolutionary mechanism of how stress impacts fertility makes sense from a biological perspective. Now, modern science shows that the chronic stress many of us experience on a daily basis may also be contributing to the growing issue of fertility struggles, which, according to

Since the 1970s, teen participation in the labor force had been steadily declining. But now, it’s moving back upward, and has reached levels not seen since 2009, at the peak of the Great Recession. June’s jobs report showed the labor force participation rate for people ages 16 to 19 was 37.4%, up nearly 3% from