The day after arriving home from the hospital with her newborn, Lauren Cooper woke up with a massive headache. “It hurt to open my eyes,” she says, recalling that she had to wear sunglasses to her son’s first pediatrician appointment in order to manage the pain. Google told her it was likely just hormones. But […]
The lives of parents with young kids are busy, busy, busy. You have a lot of grand notions of what you’d like to teach your kids, the wisdom you’d like to pass down. But in reality you spend most of your time trying to figure out what they’ll eat for dinner, doing dishes, and folding […]
An unsupervised toddler with a pair of scissors is nightmare fuel for parents. Will you find shredded books, a hole in your new couch, or a pile of lopped off hair when you emerge from your quick trip to the potty? Toddlers may still be very young, but they are fast and have a knack […]
Ever since my 30th birthday this summer, I’ve noticed a recent uptick in motherhood-related content on my social media feeds. Some of it informative, some anxiety-inducing. From Reddit’s r/regretful parentsto trad wives promoting “traditional” values, to pro-natalists urging everyone to have as many children as possible, it seems like I can’t scroll more than five […]
You’ve been to the baby shower, you’ve shopped the registry, and now your friends are new parents. It’s de rigueur to send something when everyone’s home from the hospital, but often, baby gifts go to the new bundle, instead of the new parents. And while baby will undoubtedly look adorable in those outfits in a […]
When my first baby was born we were given so many adorable outfits for her—every combination of cashmere and lace and onesies with up-the-back-buttons that are nearly impossible to get on a squirming baby and I remember thinking, “gosh I hope she’s invited to a ton of fancy parties and black tie galas in the […]
There are certainly many things the Boomer parents generally did right when raising their kids. Teaching them the importance of manners and respect. That actions do, in fact, have consequences. That a little manners go a long way…all of these things are truly good values to instill in kids. But—and we are speaking in broad […]
Nights out with girlfriends become precious after becoming a mom. But certain aspects of motherhood—like lactation—don’t always get the “off-duty” memo. Just ask this group of friends, who just so happen to be labor and delivery nurses, what happened when they tried to hit the town and realized two moms in their group forgot their […]
“Blink,” a new film by National Geographic Documentary Films shows how a family with four children, three of whom are going blind, embraces life in the face of an uncertain future. It’s a testament to the resilience of the Lemay-Pelletier family but also a reminder for all of us to seize the day because all […]
