Once I figured this out, missing out on motherhood was no longer the foundational disappointment of my life. Auntie Suzie I Love The Person I Get To Be With Kids: Silly, Rebellious, Completely OK How ...

The first trip to the dentist can be a daunting experience – for kids and parents. Between the bright lights, loud tools, and unfamiliar doctor, there's a lot for a young child to handle. Meanwhile, ...

There are three types of parents out there, if you ask me: the ones who like trendy baby names, the ones who like unique baby names, and the ones who like traditional baby names. There’s an argument ...

My husband and I were at a party in his co-worker’s backyard when I glanced at my watch for the first time that night and shuddered in surprise. It was 11 p.m. Three hours had passed in a flash, and ...

Carmen and her husband, Brendan, parents to two elementary-aged children, both work from home — she as an artist and he as a software developer — and meet at noon, in person, every Monday. Yes, there ...

I long ago accepted that my twin girls weren’t going to look like me. One is a copy of her dad and the other one looks like her paternal grandfather and his family. (Right now, I have a couple of ...

It’s thankfully much easier than it used to be to find gender neutral clothes and nursery decor beyond just standard yellow, and gender reveal parties seem to be losing popularity (and not just ...

You're just not going to get along with everyone you meet in life, unfortunately. While there are things that you can do to try to find common ground, or at least be polite when you have to deal with ...

Picking up toy clutter in a home often means gathering scattered puzzle pieces and plastic toy kitchen accessories, but every parent also knows the work of flinging stuffed animals into baskets over ...

Keeping a marriage fresh takes work. After being together for years, you might assume you know everything about your partner. But you’d be surprised when you can learn when you just throw out your ...

Exercise can be an absolute godsend during pregnancy. Not only can a good sweat sesh help ward off some of the typical aches and pains of this beautiful-yet-uncomfortable chapter, it can also be the ...

From the very first scene in Disney’s animated hit Encanto, fans know this is going to be a movie about family. Mirabel Madrigal’s big, close-knit, extra magical family, to be exact. The first song of ...