With the holiday music turned up to 11, I’m creating family timetables and schedules so we can get in as much uninterrupted quality time as possible. Then I remember the one thing that will interrupt us: the cooking.

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Toxic shock syndrome is a rare but serious condition that occurs when staph or strep bacteria enter a person’s body through an opening in their skin. 

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I was a very average student in school. My parents weren’t super strict about my grades, but every time I saw my report card, I’d feel a little ashamed about it.

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There are an estimated 4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States, and many of them are young enough that they hope to become mothers someday and wonder if they’ll still be able to breastfeed after cancer.

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Teens need your support now more than ever. They may even be the most vulnerable they've ever been as they attempt to take the leap from child to adult. Here are five things you can say to them to help make the most of your time together.

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If you have other children, you may be wondering when and how to tell your kids they’re going to have a new sibling.

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There’s only room for so much. I wish I had different compartments where everything stayed separate, but that’s not how a mom’s brain works, much less a single mom’s brain.

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The news has been consumed with the devastation from the Israel-Hamas War that broke out earlier this month. It can feel overwhelming as a parent to know how to navigate our own feelings around the war, let alone know how to shield or inform our own children about what is happening.

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In 2023, sesame was designated as a major food allergen, which means that food labels are now required to list sesame as an ingredient.

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Here are five every-day ways to get that conversation going.

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