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“Took my kid to “Bring Your Child To Work Day” a few weeks ago and now, any time I ask her how she’s doing, she says ‘Living the dream.’” Read more

All the best things in life can ruin your carpets namely: kids, pets and chocolate desserts. So if you’re looking for a way to live life to the fullest without being surrounded by stains, it’s probably time to get yourself a portable steam upholstery cleaner. To keep your couches, cars and rugs fresh without breaking […]

Keeping a household running smoothly takes a lot of effort. There are the more obvious physical tasks like cooking meals, taking out the garbage, folding laundry and picking the kids up from school. But it also requires a whole bunch of behind-the-scenes planning, organizing, anticipating of needs, decision-making and delegating known as the mental load […]

Sitting between his two older sisters, Rhys Tsiang, a 16-year-old from New Jersey, said, “They kind of just feel like I’m with my friends when I’m with them.” The three siblings ― Rhys, Kobie Tsiang, 22, and Nori Tsiang, 20 ― often hang out together in Kobie’s bedroom, which she described as “our communal space.” […]

While it’s not an official medical diagnosis, high-functioning depression is more common than most people think. That’s because, as the name suggests, a person with high-functioning depression doesn’t fit the “typical” profile that may come to mind when we think of someone living with depression. People with high-functioning depression don’t sleep all day, and their […]

They may come to the hospital to meet their new grandchild, or perhaps introductions happen over video chat. In the emotional rush, sometimes grandparents do or say things that rub parents the wrong way. We asked members of the HuffPost Parents Facebook community for some of the rudest things that they have seen grandparents do […]

Are you one of those people who uses a high-pitched baby voice to get your cat’s attention? Good news! They actually like that. A study published in 2022 in the Animal Cognition found that cats can distinguish their owners’ voices from those of strangers, and that they respond positively to what we colloquially call baby […]

According to the 2024 World Happiness Survey, the United States is no longer one of the 20 happiest countries. It’s pretty glum news, but not necessarily surprising. While some of our stressors and sources of grief are out of our control, or might constitute a “permacrisis,” there’s also a common misunderstanding about happiness that’s plaguing […]

I grew up believing that being pregnant would be one of the best experiences of my life. I heard about the glow and all that bliss that comes with it. I expected nothing less than the pure joy of anticipating a baby, and I never imagined that my pregnancy could be brutally different from the […]

A baby shower is a wonderful way for loved ones to get together and celebrate the expectant parents in their lives. It’s also a great occasion to connect and relax before the baby arrives and brings big changes. As a longstanding tradition, however, baby showers come with certain customs, rules and expectations. One big consideration: […]