Health

Up until now, there hasn't been much talk about how the current pandemic is affecting pregnant women. A recent Northwestern Medicine study is shedding some light on the subject, but the news isn't necessarily good: The research suggests that…

For many kids, nothing says summer like a week or two (or even month or two) away studying STEM, theatre, nature, cooking, lanyard tying, or just plain independence at camp. For many families, summer camp has been a yearly tradition for generations.…

Anyone who's ever tried to obtain birth control knows it's not always as simple or convenient as it may seem. Between finding a clinic, dealing with insurance, or a lack thereof, scheduling an appointment, and then taking time off work for the…

As warmer months are on the horizon and the coronavirus pandemic carries on, a fire department in Wisconsin issued a safety reminder about leaving hand sanitizer in your car on hot days that went viral. While the Facebook post, which included an…

After temporarily closing due to the coronavirus pandemic, Universal Orlando is reopening parks with extra measures in place to ensure the safety of guests and staff. The theme park is planning to reopen to the public on Friday, June 5, pending the…

Vaginas bring you pleasure, birth babies, and sometimes write monologues. During pregnancy, all the emphasis is on the baby and the uterus, and the vagina's starring roles are usually limited to conception and birth. But while you're paying more…

Child vaccination rates fell this year, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It’s not off the table for children to get the measles, but heat rash is already a common childhood skin condition. Instead of freaking…

With more and more states pushing forward with plans for phased reopenings, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines for reopening K-12 schools. But alongside guidance on increasing the frequency of hand…

When it comes to summertime, most kids would spend all day every day playing outside. If that's the case for your little one, you're probably starting to wonder what kind of sunblock you should be stocking up on right about now. And you're not the…

Summertime is the best time to have a baby. It doesn't get much better than splashing around in the sunshine with your little one — but it doesn't get much worse than trying to comfort a sunburned tot. You want to find the best sunscreen possible to…

On top of worrying about the health of friends and family during this pandemic, every single parent I know is being extra hard on themselves right now — myself included. But y'all, there are things experts want parents to stop worrying about during…

With all this COVID-19 pandemic stuff happening right now, the universe decided that we needed something else to worry about, I guess. A new phrase is popping up in headlines — multi-system inflammatory syndrome — and it apparently affects kids.…

While anyone of any age, class, and racial or ethnic group can contract COVID-19, new research shows the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting black moms at both work and home. New research from the nonprofit organization LeanIn.org…

There are infinite forking paths on the internet, one of which leads to a video Goldie Hawn posted of herself in quarantine dancing vigorously on a mini trampoline to Dua Lipa. Hawn, 74, was a dancer before she was an actor (and later a mother and…

Shoppers in the United States will soon find a well-known baby product missing from store shelves. Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder in North America, the company announced Tuesday. While the company has been hit with…

When the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus first began to spike, leading many states to close schools and issue stay-at-home orders, children had questions. Lots of them. What is a coronavirus? Why do we have to wash our hands so much? Why…

A baby’s hand dipped in paint and pressed onto a piece of plain paper can make the cutest (and most cost-effective) art for your home. Plus, you get to look back at those tiny hands and feet once they've grown bigger than your own. It's also a super…

There was a point in time when the old cliché “it takes a village” wasn’t a cliché at all — it was an essential way of life. Throughout all of human history, grandparents, neighbors, and siblings were crucial to family function (and sanity). Now,…

Life right now is more than a bit off-kilter. Do you even know what day it is anymore? I sure don't most days. On whatever week it is of the current state of affairs, why does it feel like everyone is hitting a wall during the pandemic? From…