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Meghan Markle reveals heartbreaking details of a recent miscarriage in an emotional essay

Meghan Markle reveals heartbreaking details of a recent miscarriage in an emotional essay

The Duchess of Sussex shared intimate details of her pregnancy loss in the New York Times. "I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second."

Jessica Pollack

I love being a SAHM, but I'm over asking my husband for money each week

I love being a SAHM, but I'm over asking my husband for money each week

Because money is such a taboo topic, I really have no idea if this is how other SAHMS and single-income families manage their finances.

Ceileigh Hammond

13 hilarious parenting rules you never thought you'd have to make

13 hilarious parenting rules you never thought you'd have to make

Kevin John Siazon

Everything I learned about parenting, I learned in puppy school

Everything I learned about parenting, I learned in puppy school

Turns out dogs and kids aren't so different. Here are six golden rules from puppy school that work equally well on kids.

Julie McCann

This ultrasound caught a baby peeing in utero

This ultrasound caught a baby peeing in utero

Most people get to see their baby's sweet face or their tiny hands and feet during an ultrasound appointment, but this mom got a different view.

Kevin John Siazon

Why are moms freaking out over this $400 toddler couch?

Why are moms freaking out over this $400 toddler couch?

Part furniture, part toy, the Nugget's popularity seems unstoppable. Here's what you need to know about it—including if it's worth the money.

Anneliese Lawton

Am I a bad mom because of my dangerous career?

Am I a bad mom because of my dangerous career?

Megan Kinch

Chrissy Teigen just shared the most beautiful essay about pregnancy loss

Chrissy Teigen just shared the most beautiful essay about pregnancy loss

Jessica Pollack

My kid wants to be Hermione for Halloween and I feel like a total hypocrite

My kid wants to be Hermione for Halloween and I feel like a total hypocrite

J.K. Rowling’s transphobic remarks have left me unsure how to handle my nine-year-old's new obsession with all things Harry Potter.

Erin Pepler

Kids have lost so much—don’t take Halloween too

Kids have lost so much—don’t take Halloween too

With a modicum of creativity, trick-or-treating would be as low-risk as adults grabbing takeout. Why the lack of effort to make it happen for kids?

Shannon Proudfoot, Maclean's

Hateful trolls are bombarding Chrissy Teigen as she experiences infant loss

Hateful trolls are bombarding Chrissy Teigen as she experiences infant loss

Conspiracy theorists and pro-lifers have taken to social media to harass Teigen and her husband John Legend as they grieve their baby boy.

Katherine Singh, FLARE

The virus is exposing how inequitable public school has been all along

The virus is exposing how inequitable public school has been all along

While some schools are running around calling arborists about tree stumps for outdoor learning chairs, others aren't quite so privileged.

Charlotte Dobo

Kids should be in school, not six-hour COVID test lineups

Kids should be in school, not six-hour COVID test lineups

Testing is essential. But if it requires small kids to stand outdoors in a lineup for six hours, all due to a runny nose, then something is very broken.

Lindsay Springer

I just got the dreaded there's-COVID-in-your-child's-school email

I just got the dreaded there's-COVID-in-your-child's-school email

It happened to me, and there's a good chance it'll happen to you, too. Here's what to do (and what NOT to do) when COVID-19 hits your kid's school.

Ariel Brewster

School is about to start in Ontario and we still don't have a safe reopening plan

School is about to start in Ontario and we still don't have a safe reopening plan

The government promised to do "whatever it takes" to safely reopen schools in Ontario, but days before school starts we still don't have a plan.

Erin Pepler

How having a child with cancer prepared me for COVID-19

How having a child with cancer prepared me for COVID-19

Going through those five years of hell taught this mom a lot about resiliency and most importantly, how to get through a crisis.

Antonia Palmer

How the nuclear family structure was forced upon present-day Black families

How the nuclear family structure was forced upon present-day Black families

This structure not only eroded the modes that Africans had long thrived on, it drove the production of social and environmental ruin.

Andray Domise, Maclean's

This isn’t how I imagined my daughter’s first day of kindergarten

This isn’t how I imagined my daughter’s first day of kindergarten

Simone Olivero

Indigenous kids are still being taken from their parents. I'm one of them

Indigenous kids are still being taken from their parents. I'm one of them

Indigenous kids are being removed from their homes and are horrifically overrepresented in the foster care system. Some call it the Millennium Scoop.

Jaye Simpson

This genius hack will help your kid get used to wearing a mask

This genius hack will help your kid get used to wearing a mask

Whether we like it or not, kids have to get used to wearing masks, at school or otherwise. Try this dad’s simple trick to help them get accustomed to it.

Kevin John Siazon