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Product Spotlight: Milky!

Remember Hollywood actresses and twin sisters Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley from Sister, Sister, a popular TV comedy in the 1990s? These new moms (with the world’s cutest kids) recently launched the company Need, selling two products—one of which is... more

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Proudest Mommy Moments

This Mother's Day, we asked moms across the country to share with us their proudest mommy moment—as if they could pick just one! more

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DIY: Fabric Easter Eggs

Celebrate spring with homemade felt Easter eggs that are too pretty to hide! more

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Book Review: Kiss Me!

Do you have a “good baby” or a “bad baby?” We know your baby is good, of course. But how often have you heard, “Oh, is she a good baby?” “Oh, he’s so good—he sleeps through the night.” Or, “This... more

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Sex Education, Poverty & Teen Pregnancy

Teen pregnancy rates in the U.S. are at an historic low. Down 40 percent from 1990–2008, rates are the lowest since 1976. Sounds like a victory, but consider this: The U.S. has the highest teen pregnancy rate among all developed countries. The... more

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20 Years, 20 Tips

World Breastfeeding Week 2012 celebrates 20 years, and we give you 20 breastfeeding tips from mothers across the U.S. more

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Is Attachment Parenting For You?

A child has a need and a parent responds. It’s a fundamental component of parenting. One way to ensure prompt recognition and response is Attachment Parenting (AP)—the controversial parenting method that was featured in TIME magazine’s (in)famous cover story; kerfuffle,... more

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Making Breastfeeding Work While Working

When democratic strategist Hilary Rosen said that stay-at-home mother Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life,” the inevitable backlash was swift. Rosen apologized, calling for peace in a “phony war” against stay-at-home moms, suggesting what many moms already... more

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CDC Shares Early Warning Signs Of Autism

April is National Autism Awareness Month. This year it is foreshadowed by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects 1 in 88 U.S. children—a 78 percent increase since 2002. Most children... more

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Book Review: Origins

You know the old debate of nature versus nurture—examining those formative experiences in our early lives, studying our genetic makeup, scrutinizing our specific upbringing in our certain environment, essentially trying to get to the bottom of what creates who we... more