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9 Easy Hacks for Getting Your Kid to (Actually) Brush Their Teeth

After Losing Her Baby at 3 Days Old, Mom Donates Over 5,000 Ounces of Breast Milk

How Living with Hardly Any “Stuff” Changed Us as a Family — for the Better

Why This Mom Is Proud to Have "Let Herself Go"

GRANDMA NEVER COMES TO VISIT, SHE NEVER INVITES US OVER, AND SHE’S NEVER EVEN BABYSAT. NOT. EVEN. ONCE.

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Homecoming Queen Kicks Winning Point at Her High School Football Game

"I practice my kicks every day, and I wasn’t about to let my team down."

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The Story of How This Police Officer Adopted His Fourth Baby Restores Our Faith in Humanity

"Love can always grow. There's always enough of it."

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I Had No Idea Postpartum Shingles Were So Common — Until I Got Them Myself

Think shingles is just an "old person's disease"? Think again.

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New Animated Series ‘Marvel Rising’ Features an All-Female Cast of Superheroes

"We should all see ourselves in the stories we love."

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These 5 College Majors Lead to the Biggest Salaries, Says Study

You never know ... one of your child's natural skills could pay off in a big way!

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Schools Are Posting Hilarious Signs Welcoming Back Their Fortnite-Obsessed Students

If you think YOU'VE heard enough about Fortnite to last a lifetime ... so have your kid's teachers.

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How a Little Thing Called “Jitter Glitter” Is Helping to Soothe Back-to-School Anxiety

"Normalizing conversations [about] not feeling okay and making room for communication ... is incredible important."

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9 Lovely Quotes I Hope Will Guide My Baby Through Life

"Whatever you are, be a good one." (Honest Abe sure knew what he was talking about.)

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Mom Issues “New Rules” for School Drop-Off That Have Parents Everywhere Slow Clapping

"I will be giving stink eye warnings today but tomorrow I'm issuing citations."

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Family of three laughs while rolling in the grass together.

10 Quotes About Family That’ll Make You Go Home and Hug Your Kids

"Having a place to go is a home. Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a blessing." — Donna Hedges

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In Defense of “Lawnmower” Parents

Why the newest parenting label out there needs to be retired.

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This Is What “Bird Nesting” Is Really Like

"It’s not easy to pack up a bag every few days and try to feel at peace in another living space without my kids. But it's worth it."

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The author hugs her two young children close while standing in the backyard.

I’m Not Sad That My Kids Are Growing Up

Time doesn't owe us to speed up or slow down. In fact, it owes us nothing.

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Mom’s Honest Post Reads Like a Battle Cry for SAHMs Everywhere: “I Am Not a Housekeeper”

"I refuse to teach my children that the household duties fall on the mother’s shoulders alone."

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Quick-Thinking 4-Year-Old Hailed a “Hero” After Saving Her Family from a Devastating Fire

Her mom says she is "one in a million."

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13 Quotes on Motherhood That’ll Tug at Your Heartstrings

Better grab the tissues.

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How Ditching the Baby Monitor Turned Out to Be the Best Thing for All of Us

Months later, she's still sleeping like a champ!

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Prepping for Back to School When Your Child Has Emotional or Behavioral Needs

For some kids, the very thought of going back can trigger anxiety, tantrums, or worse. Here's how you can help them navigate through it.

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11-Year-Old with Rare Bleeding Disorder Bakes One-of-a-Kind Cakes for Other Sick Kids

“Money is not important. The only thing that matters to me is the smile of the child who receives the cake. That is priceless.”

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Author Shares Her Low Writing Scores from 4th Grade to Prove Kids Are “More Than a Test”

It's a clever reminder — and at a time we all need it.

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Born at Just 22 Weeks, Baby Defies the Odds and “Graduates” from the NICU

"If he was fighting, we were going to fight no matter what."

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