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What to drop off at your friend's house if everyone has COVID

What to drop off at your friend's house if everyone has COVID

With variants spreading more easily, whole families are coming down with COVID. If you know a family that is sick, here's what they need most.

Louise Gleeson

How the pandemic pushed three families to overhaul their lives

How the pandemic pushed three families to overhaul their lives

From moving across the country to leaning into self-employment and home-schooling, see how COVID allowed three families to find new beginnings.

Wendy Glauser

My daughter came out as trans, and it saved my marriage

My daughter came out as trans, and it saved my marriage

Two weddings and two gender transitions make for one happy family.

Amanda Jetté Knox

Ten things I Worried About When My Kids Were Little that Really Didn't Matter

Ten things I Worried About When My Kids Were Little that Really Didn't Matter

Hey new parents, don’t overthink it: Here are the top 10 things I worried about when my kids were babies that ultimately didn’t matter in the long run.

Kristen Thompson

What it’s like to raise kids on the rez during a pandemic

What it’s like to raise kids on the rez during a pandemic

There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.

Andrea Landry

I love my kid’s mom, but I miss my wife

I love my kid’s mom, but I miss my wife

When we slowly emerged from the familiar fog of new parenthood, it occurred to me that I longed for the person my wife was before she was a mother.

Matthew Builder

My entire social life is other parents at school pickup

My entire social life is other parents at school pickup

Instead of giving my daughter a five-minute warning, I’m the one who needs to be dragged away from my new COVID BFFs at pickup and drop-off.

Caitlin Crawshaw

18 good news stories you might have missed this past year

18 good news stories you might have missed this past year

The past year has been tough and we’re all hungering for tidbits of hope and positivity. Don’t let the pandemic eclipse these big wins for parents and kids.

Jessica Leeder

All the things I'd tell my son's birth mother if I could

All the things I'd tell my son's birth mother if I could

Maia Williamson

Why I’m raising my daughter on the rez—a portion of her traditional homelands

Why I’m raising my daughter on the rez—a portion of her traditional homelands

I'm raising my daughter on the reservation because I want her to grow up knowing that “rez life” is a beautiful life.

Andrea Landry

14 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

14 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

Today's Parent

Why my two children have different last names

Why my two children have different last names

My husband and I had no trouble coming up with hundreds of potential baby names. The real struggle was what their last names should be.

Kathryn Hayward

Why outdoor play is important for kids

Why outdoor play is important for kids

Many benefits come with outdoor play, from motor-skill development and stress reduction to skills traditionally learned in a classroom—and endless fun, too!

Today's Parent

5 ways to help develop STEM skills from a young age

5 ways to help develop STEM skills from a young age

Everyone knows early literacy skills are important. But we should also be promoting early STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills.

Kym Simoncini

What it's like to come out as queer in your late 30s

What it's like to come out as queer in your late 30s

Alena Papayanis

My kids hate each other—and I'm afraid that will never change

My kids hate each other—and I'm afraid that will never change

I had two kids was so they'd have each other to lean on as adults. But because of their sibling rivalry, they might not even end up on speaking terms.

Danielle Braff

14 plant-based meat alternatives your kids will love

14 plant-based meat alternatives your kids will love

Meat-free doesn't have to be a Monday thing. These ready-made plant-based meat alternatives taste great and make plant-based eating a no-brainer.

Simone Olivero

11 simple ways to add some magic to your kid's day

11 simple ways to add some magic to your kid's day

Today's Parent

My kids forgot how to play

My kids forgot how to play

So after a restless morning of whining and arguing, I banished them from the house to get my kids playing outside.

Rebecca Swanson

When the pandemic is over, my family won't go “back to normal”

When the pandemic is over, my family won't go “back to normal”

Missing trips to the movies and birthday parties is nothing new for some parents—pandemic parenting is actually a whole lot like disability parenting.

Kathy Heath