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Pregnancy

6 Reasons You Should Consider A Doula

Doulas are non-medical birth guides that help women and their partners achieve the kinds of births and first weeks they desire. Here's why you might want one.

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5 Ways to Meaningfully Support a Friend Through a Miscarriage

You can support a friend during one of the most difficult things she’ll ever have to go through. She needs you. Here's how to show up in a way that matters.

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5 Great Halloween Movies With Girl Protagonists

Despite making up half the population, women and girls are often under represented in film. Watch girls take the lead in these female focused Halloween movies.

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20 Ways to Bring Books to Life through Play

Where you read, how you read, when you read. It all matters. But the story doesn't have to end just because the book does. Extend the book beyond its pages.

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Life Saving Ways to Save Energy as a Special Needs Parent

If there’s a common variable that all special needs parents would agree to experiencing, it would be that they are exhausted. Here's how to care for you.

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The First 90 Days of Parenting: How to Crush Your One Job

You have one job for the first 90 days of parenthood: Keep baby alive. So let's strategize. Here are essential things that make life easier, from swaddles to seats.

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4 Ways to Make Time for Creativity as a Parent

How can parents make time to nurture their own creativity? How do they carve out time for doing things like writing or making art?

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The 6 Biggest Lies I Believed Before Having Kids

Just about all of us had a few wrong ideas about raising kids before we became parents ourselves. Here's how one mom reframed her expectations and vision.

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A Minimalist Parent’s Guide to the Holiday Gift Overload 

You don't always see eye to eye with gift-giving family members, especially when you've got a less is more mentality. Here's how to handle a mountain of gifts.

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What Makes a Great Hannukah Gift?

I propose that the best Hannukah gifts reference the values of the holiday and contemporary Jewish culture: sacrifice, self-deprecation, humor, and food.

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Small Connections Are Big Brain Builders

During the critical first years of life babies need love in the form of consistent care, shared exchanges, and cognitive stimulation.

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The Pros and Cons of Swaddling

If you’re a new parent wondering if swaddling is right for your baby, you’ve come to the right place. Here are tips for doing it safely should you give it a try.

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Reflections on the First 30 Days of Parenthood From Dads Who’ve Been There

We discussed fears, coping, breastfeeding, partnerships, and advice with five rad dads. While each have different stories, many sentiments remain the same.

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Why I Take My Kids to the Library and You Should, Too

In the age of one-day Prime shipping and the instant gratification of eBooks, do people even go to the library to get books anymore? Here's why it's a great idea.

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Let Simplicity Rule When Helping Your Kids Learn

You can pin whatever elaborate projects you want onto your Pinterest boards, but there's no need to be an overachiever when it comes to teaching your kids.

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Understanding and Surviving Sleep Regressions

Sleep regressions are actually PROgressions of childhood development. Let’s dive into everything you need to know about baby and toddler sleep regressions.

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How (Multi)sensory Play Helps Babies Thrive

Multisensory learning is founded on the theory of whole brain learning, which states that engaging multiple senses and brain regions is the best way to learn.

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Why You Should Cheer on Your Daredevil

Well, that or cover your eyes. Your call.

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5 Things to Know about Baby’s First Steps

For your little one, walking means entering a whole new stage of life, where the world is their oyster. Here’s what to know as your little one learns to walk.

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4 Ways To Exercise Safely After Giving Birth

The first rule of postpartum fit club is you do not go too hard in postpartum fit club. See these four tips to gently waddle your way back onto the mat.

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6 Ways To Sneak In A Workout As A New Mom

This is not one of those articles encouraging you to workout while still in adult diapers. Wait until you’re cleared by your doctor AND your pelvic floor therapist.

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A Guide to Effective Communication for Co-Parents

Co-parenting with someone you just divorced, civilly and respectfully, may be one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. But it’s essential. Here's how to manage.

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Why Childcare Can Be an Important Part of a Parent’s Mental Health Toolkit

By prioritizing the mental health and wellbeing of parents, we can also improve the mental health and wellbeing of children who pick up on stress at home.

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How (and Why) to Support Fine Motor Skill Development in Toddlers

Fine motor skill development is vital during toddlerhood. Abilities based on small, precise motions are a means to all sorts of various ends - and independence.