Family & Parenting

In the social media age, parasocial relationships are increasingly common. These are the one-sided relationships that people form with celebrities or online personas, often assigning friendship-like qualities to relationships with people they’ve never met (and likely never will). Now, a TikToker named Sarah, who posts child safety advocacy content as @mom.uncharted, is going viral for […]

Raise your hand if you’ve found yourself enthusiastically packing lunches on the first day of school, only to fall into a rut by the end of the first month. Mamas know school-aged kids need proper nutrition to help them stay focused and energetic throughout the day. But sometimes, staring down that lunch box feels less

When you seek the help of a fertility specialist to conceive, your first step is to undergo diagnostic tests to understand your likelihood of success. This is followed by a comprehensive consultation with your doctor to discuss what those test results have revealed. With those answers in hand, you will decide on the best course

“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