Health

We have a rule in our house — you’re allowed to have feelings, you’re allowed to be angry, but you're not allowed to take your anger out on people or objects. Door slamming? That's a hard no. Throwing things? Also a hard no. Name calling? Not OK.…

I can't remember a time when my family didn't have a dog, and I've continued this tradition with my own family. Right now we only have one, but when my son was born, we had two huge dogs. I always thought that his noticeable lack of fear around dogs…

As if mornings weren't hard enough, you'll need to think twice before pouring the kids a bowl of their favorite breakfast cereal. In yet another instance of food-related recalls, Nature's Path Foods recalls gluten-free cereal for traces of…

For all of the technology available to the world, it seems like parents are just now reaping some of the benefits. There are tiny socks babies can wear to update you with their oxygen levels and heart rate, there are video monitors you can stream…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on its website Friday, Feb. 15 that Kingston Pharma, LLC is voluntarily recalling its Baby Gripe Water sold at Dollar General stores due to a possible choking hazard. Although use of the product isn't…

I was really lucky with my first child — he essentially potty trained himself. It sounds wild, but he simply could not abide the feeling of being dirty, and as soon as we bought him a potty, he started using it. So you can imagine my surprise when…

Romper's Trying project follows five women with very different stories through a year of trying to conceive. Where discussions about fertility often focus on the end goal, they'll document what it's like emotionally, physically, and spiritually…

Pregnancy is generally considered to be a time of unbridled joy and excitement. And though it's often accompanied by a lot of happiness and celebration, there's no question that it can be a complicated time as well. For some, both pregnancy and the…

For two years after a traumatic birth and NICU stay, setting foot in a doctor’s office with my newborn was enough to trigger a panic attack. On one September morning, I took my 1-year-old daughter to the hospital for a renal ultrasound to determine…

Miscarriages are devastating. Whether you’re just a couple of weeks pregnant or a few months in, the emotional pain from losing a pregnancy is real and deep. I know this because I’ve had miscarriages, and losing a pregnancy leaves you with a sense…

My son had a UTI when he was a little shy of 3 months old, so he was admitted to the hospital overnight for antibiotics after two ER visits. When we were finally able to bring him home, on top of being scared out of our minds and stressed with our…

There will be no cookies today. My kids attend a school with a new policy banning outside food for class parties. And our school is not alone: districts across the nation have adopted similar guidelines. The reason? Kids with food…

One year on from the Parkland school shooting, activists, law officials and politicians are still advocating hard for stronger gun control and school safety procedures. In the days following the murder of 17 students on February 14, 2018, Parkland…

No one particularly loves going to the OB-GYN. Depending on your own comfort level, it can feel awkward at best and terrifying at worst. That said, regular visits to your OB-GYN are an absolute necessity. While becoming buddy buddy with your doc may…

Growing up, on the rare occasions I got sick, my ability to bounce back was so quick that it became a joke in my family. "Oh, is Jamie coming down with something? That's OK, she has about 15 minutes to take a nap and get better." Now the darker…

Mothers-to-be are expected to give up a lot for the health of their future children. That extra cup of coffee, sushi, and after work drinks become a thing of the past — at least for those crucial months. But despite extensive research proving the…

Ah, weaning. Whether you're excited for the process or sort of, kind of dreading it all, it's inevitably going to happen. Despite how many fellow mamas want to chime in (and likely will, if given the chance!), the entire process of breastfeeding is…

In an effort to reclaim and protect the future of his health, one high schooler of anti-vaxx parents has spoken out about why he decided to get vaccinated on his own after turning 18, despite his parents' objections, as HuffPost reported. Ethan…

If there's any image that comes to mind when you think of Kim Kardashian West, it is undoubtedly her uncanny ability to snap a perfect selfie. But those who follow the reality TV star and mogul closely know that she's not afraid to keep it real, and…

I remember drawing a self-portrait as a school project in the fourth grade, and I don't know why, but I really enjoyed it. It was less about drawing my own features and more about drawing the accessories in the photo, which to me were my interests…