You know you’re a mother when you’re still trying to micromanage a childhood you might not be around for. 

I have two toddlers… and stage four breast cancer

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Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Women's health

When I started chemotherapy my kids began to worry about me losing my hair. So, two weeks in, I decided to throw a haircutting party.

I let my kids cut my hair off instead of waiting for it fall out from chemo

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Family health

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

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Blogs

Opinion

In the new documentary Weed the People, actress Ricki Lake and director Abby Epstein explore the use of cannabis oil in kids with cancer.

Ricki Lake wants sick kids to have access to cannabis oil

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"Funerals are sad: I want 5 bouncy houses (because I'm 5), Batman, and snow cones"

Cancer and kids

I have two toddlers… and stage four breast cancer

I let my kids cut my hair off instead of waiting for it to fall out from chemo

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

Ricki Lake wants sick kids to have access to cannabis oil

This 5-year-old asked for a fun funeral, so his parents did just that