Layland Masuda/Getty Images I don’t think I’m alone in feeling conflicting emotions about being a mother. My daughter is both the best part of my life and has also changed every single element of it drastically. I love her to pieces, but I still end some days feeling more emotionally, physically, and mentally drained than...
AzmanL/Getty Images There are about a million reasons the holidays can be one of the most stressful times of the year. The mental load of making sure your kid has a joyful season, the cooking, cleaning, childcare… it’s a lot. And one thing I’d like to add to the anxiety of the holidays? The potential...
Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service/Getty Images Since 2016, challenges to books in schools and public libraries have risen dramatically. Between 2021 and 2023, there was a dizzying 128% increase in such challenges, often targeting materials about and written by people in marginalized communities. In states like Texas and Florida, legislation often categorized as “book bans” gives...
VioletaStoimenova/E+/Getty Images Even among some in the “fed is best” camp, there’s often a wariness of the “chemicals” in infant formula. Like “WTF is an oligosaccharide? And I know it says there’s less than 2% of it, but should I worry about Schizochytrum sp. oil?” It’s no wonder some parents are opting for European baby...