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Baby

For me, parenting will never be as simple as trusting my instincts

Baby sleep

The most important minute of your baby's bedtime routine

Recipes

5 unexpected ways to use your BBQ this summer

Giving birth

This woman gave birth on her front lawn—and it was all caught on the doorbell camera!

Closeup of a little girl petting a donkey

Parenting

I know your kids love petting zoos but they really aren’t OK

I'm sorry to inform you that those fuzzy little piglets and woolly little lambs lead shitty little lives.

Our latest on COVID-19

A little girl under the age of five receiving her covid vaccine.

Kids health

When will kids under five finally get vaccinated?

The latest info on the vaccine's effectiveness, side effects and when it will become available for our littlest kids.

a mother takes her toddler's temperature while hugging him on the couch

Kids health

What doctors want parents to know about COVID right now

A young boy holds his mask across his face with the ear loops

Kids health

Should your child wear a mask at school?

Photo of a young girl wearing a white N95 mask

Kids health

Here's where to buy N95 and KN95 masks for kids

mother inserts a swab into her child's nose as they sit inside

Family health

What parents need to know about COVID-19 rapid testing

What families need to know

can't seem to sleep?

Multiple women with heavy hard bags under their eyes. (Zombie looking)

Baby sleep

What sleep deprivation does to your body—and your brain

Feeling like a walking mom-zombie is expected when you have a newborn, but for many parents, the sleep deprivation becomes chronic. (A toddler who climbs out of the crib, a bedwetting preschooler, a school-ager with nightmares.) We joke about how tired we are, but year after year of broken sleep is actually wreaking havoc on our health.

a meme of regina george from mean girls that says "stop trying to make sleep happen, it's not going to happen"

Baby sleep

21 hilarious memes for all the sleep-deprived parents out there

Family

My husband and I got a sleep divorce—and it's helped our marriage

Illustration showing a mom lowering a sleeping baby in a crib

Baby sleep

12 baby-sleep tips for exhausted new parents

Kids health

Kids are sleep deprived and it's affecting their development

Catch more Zzzs

Photo of Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard and their two daughters posing for a family pic outside. Their daughters' faces are covered with heart emoji to protect their identities

Trending

The way Kristen Bell explains sex to her daughters is actually brilliant

In a chat with actress Rachel Bilson, Dax Shepard explained how his wife Kristen Bell framed sex when explaining it to their young girls—and we're super impressed.

Let's get grilling

Recipes

Grilled Hawaiian pizza

Total 30 min

bowl with grilled peaches granola and marscapone

Recipes

Grilled peaches with granola and mascarpone

Total 10 min

Recipes

Flank Steak with Fresh Salsa

Total 40 min

Recipes

Grilled eggplant on coconut rice

Total 35 min

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Ashley with four ultrasound photos sitting on four sets of baby clothes

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This mom is pregnant with TWO sets of identical twins

Activities

24 movies to watch with your teen on Netflix Canada

Activities

21 best kids' movies on Netflix Canada

A leaf of the babchi tree, from which the skincare ingredient bakuchiol comes from

Style

There's a buzzy retinol alternative that pregnant people can use

A woman's hand covering her bare armpit, where yeast infections can occur

Women's health

How to handle yeast infections—in your vagina and elsewhere