News regarding the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. over the past several years has been bleak: It’s higher than it should be, in comparison to other countries; there are glaring racial disparities; and this is the only developed country where the number of deaths is rising. But new data calls that last finding into […]
It’s well known that a sedentary lifestyle is bad for your health. It increases your risk of heart disease, decreases your muscle strength and is linked to certain kinds of cancer. Roughly 80% of jobs in the U.S. are sedentary, according to research published by the American Heart Association, meaning, this is a big problem […]
Lily Allen is sharing a surprisingly candid take on whether women can balance motherhood with their professional ambitions. The British pop singer, best known for hits like “Smile” and “Fuck You,” told the “Radio Times” podcast this week that having children “ruined” her music career. “I never really have a strategy when it comes to […]
Childhood should be whimsical, nurturing and validating. But for many kids, this just isn’t the case. Some children have parents who may provide for their kids physically but don’t quite understand how to support their child emotionally or mentally. These types of parents are known in the therapy world as emotionally immature parents. “An emotionally […]
It was after dinner and I was on standby in case my daughters needed help with their homework. As I waited, I scrolled social media. I rarely pay any mind to my local online moms group now that my kids are teenagers, but an anonymous post stopped my finger mid-swipe. A mother was asking for […]
We’ve all been there: Maybe you were frantically packing for a trip and only got a few solid hours of sleep before it was time to wake up. Or perhaps you went to bed at a decent hour but were so stressed about work you didn’t get restorative rest. Whether you tend to lie half-awake […]
“There are some times when you think you’ve got parenting figured out, and other times you’re in the middle of Target when your toddler says, ‘I think I pooped my pants, can you check?’” Read more
“When we pack for a trip my wife basically moves out.” Read more
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic now four years ago, on March 11, 2020. It feels like yesterday, last month and decades ago all at the same time. Running out of toilet paper feels like a distant memory. Wiping down groceries, doing elbow bumps instead of handshakes and being unable to find Clorox […]
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