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This little girl has the absolute cutest giggle you've ever heard

This little girl has the absolute cutest giggle you've ever heard

When pilot daddy takes his four-year-old daughter for a whirl, she is overcome with the MOST adorable fit of giggles!

Emily Piccinin

Why your teen needs to do laundry (and how to make it happen)

Why your teen needs to do laundry (and how to make it happen)

Wendy Mogel

How a trip to India prepared me for special-needs parenting

How a trip to India prepared me for special-needs parenting

"I often wonder if that trip was the universe’s way of preparing me for the adventure that was to come with my daughter's diagnosis of cerebral palsy."

Anchel Krishna

This baby thing does get easier!

This baby thing does get easier!

Katie Dupuis

Transability: A mom tries to understand why people would want to be disabled

Transability: A mom tries to understand why people would want to be disabled

"The idea of transability was new to me. It took me a few days to actually read through the article and carefully consider my reaction."

Anchel Krishna

My pregnancy-ravaged body

My pregnancy-ravaged body

Katie Dupuis

What to do if your child is choking

What to do if your child is choking

It’s one of your worst fears—especially if you don’t know what to do. Here’s what every parent needs to know about choking.

Claire Gagne

When your child almost has a serious accident

When your child almost has a serious accident

Anchel Krishna's four-year-old daughter Syona narrowly escaped a wheelchair accident last weekend.

Anchel Krishna

Why I’m fine with my toddler’s pacifier

Why I’m fine with my toddler’s pacifier

Katie Dupuis

Why I'm proud of my daughter's self-advocacy skills

Why I'm proud of my daughter's self-advocacy skills

Anchel Krishna discusses the importance of her daughter's newfound self-advocacy skills.

Anchel Krishna

9 genius ways to get your kids to behave

9 genius ways to get your kids to behave

Nine creative parents share the tricky ways they use to get their kids to behave.

Today's Parent

Feeling like a mommy failure

Feeling like a mommy failure

Katie Dupuis

Inside the daddy wars: Fathers want to lean in too

Inside the daddy wars: Fathers want to lean in too

As dads spend more time caring for their kids, they've become the unseen victims of the work-life crunch, a growing group argues.

Charlie Gillis

How a child with special needs affects your marriage

How a child with special needs affects your marriage

Anchel Krishna and her husband celebrated their wedding anniversary in an unexpected way.

Anchel Krishna

Does milk really do your kid’s body good?

Does milk really do your kid’s body good?

Drinking lots of milk may not benefit children—or anyone else.

Anne Kingston

Is playing with toy guns normal?

Is playing with toy guns normal?

Many parents are mystified—and a little horrified—by their kids’ obsession with gunplay. Is this a normal type of play, or are we raising kids who think violence is OK?

Shawna Cohen

Special-needs parenting: My daughter's first friend

Special-needs parenting: My daughter's first friend

Anchel Krishna finds joy in seeing her four-year-old daughter make her first friend.

Anchel Krishna

How to detangle a knot

How to detangle a knot

How to detangle a knot in your child's hair in four simple steps.

Today's Parent

10 signs you’re getting older this Father’s Day

10 signs you’re getting older this Father’s Day

Ian Mendes

New hope for kids with serious food allergies

New hope for kids with serious food allergies

Peanut butter for babies and a pill to block anaphylactic reactions—the latest research on serious food allergies is good news for families.

Wendy Haaf