The list of most popular baby names in the U.S. doesn’t change dramatically from one year to the next, but there are some interesting trends over longer stretches of time. Knowing the Social Security Administration’s baby naming data goes back more than a century, we decided to take a look at which names parents were […]
Work is never-ending, your children need teaching, you’re worried about your loved ones’ health as the COVID-19 death toll continues to climb. Pandemic overload is alive and real. The flip-flopping of announcements and drip-feeding of information might be something we’ve come to expect, but it still hurts. If you feel like you’re teetering on the […]
It doesn’t get much cuter than a photo of a baby with a dog … or a cat … or a bunny. But beyond the Instagram fodder, growing up with a pet can be very advantageous for a child. “Pets play a huge part in our lives and can have a positive impact on a […]
The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on everyone ― and those in medical fields have been feeling it twofold. Every day, nurses across the globe put on protective equipment, go to work and care for patients battling COVID-19. Then, they head home to their families and deal with the same struggles everyone has been navigating […]
As more contagious coronavirus variants emerge, health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, say it’s probably a good idea to start doubling up on your face masks. The new variants are thought to have an easier time binding to our cells, so the more layers we have covering our noses and mouths, the less likely we’ll […]
Virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri can make life easier for parents. They’re also responsible for some hilarious household moments. The funny parents of Twitter have shared comical anecdotes and musings about parenting in the presence of Amazon Echo, Siri and Google Home. Below, we’ve rounded up 40 funny tweets about parenting with […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last spring, Shannon, a 28-year-old single mom, says her life was thrown into chaos. Shannon is a psychiatric nurse who, prior to the pandemic, worked the night shift. She slept during the day while her second-grader went to school, and lived with a roommate who was around if her son […]
“My kid asked where babies come from and I said everywhere, man, they’re worldwide.” Read more
It took a three-hour road trip, an overnight hotel stay and an untold number of sleepless nights, but she did it: On Jan. 5, Terri Lynn received her first dose of the Moderna vaccine in northern Florida. “I was just floating after I got it,” the 65-year-old Naples resident told HuffPost. “I feel empowered that […]
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States has been chaotic, but the bottom line is this: Two highly safe and effective vaccines are available, and millions of doses have already been given. Health officials are also optimistic that distribution will get better, and President Joe Biden has set an ambitious goal of doling out […]