toddler apologist
Save Your Terrible: 2 Is The Best Age
“All the emotional beats of a classic opera, poured into 27 pounds of tiny human.”
Shopping
The Best Black Friday Deals On Amazon
Season of Giving
Where To Donate To On Giving Tuesday To Help Children, Women, & Families
Open up your hearts and wallets.
Latest
The Most Festive Christmas Pajamas For Babies, Toddlers, & Kids
10 Hanukkah Songs The Whole Mishpucha Can Sing Around The Menorah
'Virgin River' Confirmed Charmaine Is Finally Giving Birth To Her Twins
How To Keep Your Newborn Safe From Illness Over The Holidays
Paris Hilton Reveals She Welcomed Her Second Child, A Baby Girl With A Fitting Name
Shortcuts
How We Dealt With Our Black Daughter’s Obsession With ‘Frozen’ — & The Very White Elsa
Somewhere between Karma’s World, Spirit Rangers, and Alma’s Way, our 3-year-old saw Frozen — and wanted to change who she is.
The Crown Reminded Us That Princess Diana Died At The Worst Time For A Mom
Her boys were 12 and 15, just starting to pull away. She didn’t live to see them come back around.
The Best Cornbread Recipe
Whether you’re using it to make a holiday dressing or just as a side dish, this is it. Memorize it.
How To Teach Your Toddler To Blow Their Nose & What Age To Start
You’ll need tissues and maybe feathers.
Romper Originals
Hilaria Baldwin In Real Life
How the mother of seven keeps her center (and her sense of humor) amid all the chaos.
Flamin’ Hot Eva
“Nobody can tell this story better than me.”
Ricki Lake Has Unfinished Business
She gave birth on camera and changed Americans’ attitudes towards birth forever. Fifteen years later, it’s clear how much more has to change.
Meghan Trainor's TMI Life
At the pop star's family compound, things are just getting started.
How Allyson Felix, America’s Most Decorated Runner & Mom, Stays On Track
The five-time Olympian finds the sweet spot between big dreams and daily to-dos.
It's A Beautiful Day In Jenny Slate’s Neighborhood
Jenny Slate, mother of Marcel the Shell, has given up performing her identity and doubled down on delighting you.
Hilary Duff Never Meant To Make It Look Easy
Even Hollywood's ultimate Good Mom is figuring it out along the way.
Raven’s Chosen Family
Raven-Symoné and Miranda Pearman-Maday are each other’s LGBTQ+ icons.
Kevin Hart Isn't The Funniest Person His Kids Know
“What I've learned as a father is that the most important thing in the world is listening. It’s not about trying to be right.”
Jessica Alba Has Always Had A Vision
Alba on weathering the pandemic and taking her company to the next level
It's Getting Real For Mandy Moore
The matriarch of 'This Is Us' embarks on her own family story.
Tess Holliday Is Having A Slumber Party — And We’re All Invited
The body positive icon on her lovable new podcast and dating post-divorce
The Good Mom
Kristen Bell’s exuberant, effortful, miraculously-not-annoying quest to do it right.
Working From Home With Shay Mitchell
The Shopping List
Pregnancy
Choices, Choices
How To Choose The Right Doula For You
The roadmap to finding “the one.”
Fertility
Weight Has Long Been A Barrier to IVF. Ozempic Could Change That.
These new drugs offer hope for those who’ve been turned away from fertility treatment — but the risks aren’t yet clear.
Testing Testing
What Does A Faint Positive Pregnancy Test Mean?
Yeah, it means what you think it means.
Asking For A Friend
Can You Have An Orgasm On Pelvic Rest?
Health and safety come first.
Raising Kids
FOURTH TRIMESTER
The New Moms On TikTok Need To Try Doing Less
Trust me, you’ll enjoy your baby more if you stop focusing on them so much
Parenting
Meet The Gentle Parenting Dropouts
Instagram parenting accounts have a script for every situation. But do we mean it?
In Practice
How Pediatricians Think About Kids & Weight Now
“People need to feel empowered. They need to feel understood. They need to feel not judged.”
The More You Know
20 Fun Facts To Tell Kids On Thanksgiving
Only one of them is inappropriate for the dinner table.
Raising Anti-Racist Kids
How We Dealt With Our Black Daughter’s Obsession With ‘Frozen’ — & The Very White Elsa
How Palestinian-, Israeli-, and Jewish-American Parents Are Talking To Their Kids Right Now
Allyson Felix Opens Up About Raising A Black Daughter & Her “Post-Retirement” Life
The Look Beyoncé Gave Blue Ivy On Stage Is Every Mom Learning To Let Go
‘Barbie’ Left Us Right Where We Started
Attn: Dads
I Got To Watch My Husband’s Vasectomy & It Was The Best Day Of My Life
Our reproductive lives had come full circle.
Why Do More People Get Tubal Ligations Than Vasectomies?
Vasectomies are cheaper and safer than tubal ligations but misinformations and double standards abound.
He Refused To Get A Vasectomy, So I Left Him
I gave birth four times. It was his turn.
12 Dads On What It Was Like To Get A Vasectomy
“You’d be amazed by how nonchalant most urologists are about operating on ball sacks all day.”
Ryan Reynolds & Jessie James Decker Mix Up A “Quick & Painless” Vasectomy Cocktail
“Sweet like an outpatient gesture of love.”
Why I'm Talking To My Teenage Son About Abortion — And Vasectomies
Our sons need to be part of the conversation.
How To Talk To Your Partner About Getting A Vasectomy
...without getting in an argument.
Here's When It's Safe To Have Unprotected Sex After A Vasectomy
Shorter than you may think.
You
Abortion Stories On Screen Rarely Show Reality. We Deserve Better.
Accurate portrayals of what goes into planning a family and abortion decisions are all too rare. And it matters.
This Hydrating Serum Saved My Skin From Flaking Right Off My Face
I think my lizard days are finally behind me.
I Don't Want Another Baby, But She Keeps Showing Up In Dreams
Would we be okay with another child when we are only barely, sometimes okay as it is?
These Sexy Books On Kindle Will Give Your Library A Serious Upgrade
There really is something for everyone.
I Thought Fat Was The Enemy, Until I Had My Preemie
Every gram he gained felt like a triumph. Every back roll was a victory.
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Life
Raising Anti-Racist Kids
How Palestinian-, Israeli-, and Jewish-American Parents Are Talking To Their Kids Right Now
From the horrific attack of October 7 to the ongoing devastation in Gaza, how do we help our children understand and feel safe?
It's All Good Man
Add “Wrote A Children’s Book With His Daughter” To Your Reasons To Love Bob Odenkirk
Zilot & Other Important Rhymes is a delightful (& perfectly silly) collaboration that’s been in the works since Bob Odenkirk’s kids were small.
Personal Stories
“It Shouldn’t Be Like This:” 7 Moms On Navigating Kids & Weight At The Doctor’s Office
What it’s like to have those conversations with pediatricians when you’re at the top of the growth curve.
Decorating
Fall Porch Decor Ideas For A Festive Home In Between Holidays
Halloween and Christmas decorations get all the love, but don’t sleep on Thanksgiving.
Kids' Entertainment
'CoComelon' Is Releasing 8 Brand New Holiday-Themed Episodes On Netflix
A New Children's Book Lets Picasso, Hemingway, And F. Scott Fitzgerald Teach The Lessons
Toniebox Co-Founder Reveals The Retro Inspiration Behind The Screen-Free Storytelling Toy
18 Hanukkah Movies To Watch With Your Kids During The Festival Of Lights
How We Dealt With Our Black Daughter’s Obsession With ‘Frozen’ — & The Very White Elsa