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Happy Meals Are Not Just For Your Kids Anymore
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The History of Creepy Dolls and Kids Who Love Them
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Son Dancing With Unsuspecting Mom While She Exercises Is Our Favorite Thing on TikTok Right Now
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The AAP Now Says Having Lice Isn't a Reason To Miss School
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How To Help Families Impacted By Hurricanes Fiona and Ian
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Kidz Bop Is Ready To Keep the Party Howling This Halloween
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Toys 'R' Us Releases Geoffrey's Hot Toy List for the 2022 Holiday Season
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Kids as Young as 8 Should Be Screened for Anxiety and Continue Into Adulthood, Experts Say
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The 'One Chip Challenge' Is Back and No One Has Time for This Foolishness
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What Parents Need To Know About Twitch
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Why 'Sittervising' Is a Trend Parents Need To Know
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It's Official: Your Kid's Hatred of Kale Started in the Womb
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My Tween Is Ready for Mental Health Services Now, but the Waitlist Is 6 Months
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FDA Offers Warning About 'Medicine Challenges' on Social Media
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Skin Blanching Is Becoming a Popular Parenting Tool Thanks to Social Media, but What Do Experts Say?
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Study Shows Kids Become More Skeptical as They Age—an Expert Explains Why This Is Good
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CDC Issues Alert for Enterovirus D68, a Respiratory Virus That Can Lead To Polio-like Symptoms
Twin Toddlers Dress up for Halloween as Dinosaurs
Watch Toddler's Excitement As Mom Understands His Halloween Ask
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Study Shows the Importance of Teens Having Positive Neighbor Involvement
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Meet the Kid Who Went Viral for His 'Terrible' Sandwich Review
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Mom Documents Her Kids Discovering Landline Phones for the First Time in Hilarious TikTok
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'Peppa Pig' Introduces Penny Polar Bear, a Classmate Who Has Two Moms
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Survey Shows School Safety Worries Among Parents Reached 20-Year High—Here's What Will Help
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A New Generation of Teletubbies Is Coming to Netflix
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Study: Grandparents Who Follow Outdated Parenting Advice May Unintentially Pose Risks to Their Grandkids
Stainless steel straws for reusable and reduce the use of plastic straw.
After Child's Rare Metal Straw Accident, Experts Share Zero-Waste Alternatives
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Why Quiet Quitting Is the Trend Parents Need To Know
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14,000 UPPAbaby Strollers Recalled After Report of Fingertip Amputation
MamaRoo Recall
4moms Recalls More Than 2 Million Swings and Rockers After Infant Death
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Latest Results Show Math and Reading Scores Plummeted—We Need to 'Act With a Sense of Urgency' Says US Secretary of Education
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Reddit Post Nails What All Parents Feel: '2020 Is Officially the Year of the Lowered Bar'
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Relax, Folks—Walt Disney's Cinderella Castle Isn't Going Anywhere
New Mom Holds Her Infant to Her Chest
Moms on Reddit Share Their Funniest Breastfeeding Nicknames
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Lactose-reduced Infant Formula May Raise Obesity Risk
Christina Elmore, Keke Palmer, Lela Rochon in HBO's Insecure, Season 5 - Episode 3
'Insecure' Inspired Satirical Podcast 'We Stay Looking' Uses Humor to Address Racism in Maternal Health Care
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Your Favorite 'Sesame Street' Characters Are Now on TikTok
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FDA Warns That Unintentional Exposure to Fentanyl Patches is Extremely Dangerous for Children
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Halts International Adoptions, Leaving Adoptive Parents Desperate to Know Kids Are Safe
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Snoop Dogg Has Launched 'Doggyland,' the Hip Hop-Inspired YouTube Channel That Teaches Social-Emotional Learning
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These Powerful Murals By Black Immigrant Artists Show the True Reason Families Belong Together
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The Newest American Girl Doll Celebrates the Harlem Renaissance
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Spin Master's New 'The Animal' Truck Unboxes Itself
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How To Turn Off Your 'Precise Location' on Instagram
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This Virtual Theater Camp Lets Kids Perform Songs With Broadway Stars
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What Parents Need To Know About Rainbow Fentanyl
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Hershey's New Trick-or-Treating Safety Site Is Here to Help Families Understand the COVID-19 Risk in Their Area
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We, The 45 Million)
President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: Everything Families Need To Know
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Everything You Need to Know About Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Divorce
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HBO Max Pulls Almost 200 'Sesame Street' Episodes and Parents Are Not Happy
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Jessica Alba Is Giving Back to Teachers After Realizing Just How 'Incredible' They Are
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Mom Who Lost 1K Ounces of Breastmilk While Flying Is Calling for Better Airline Policies
Mother holding crying baby son while texting on cell phone
The Pandemic Has Us 'Phubbing' Our Kids With Our Phones, and It Could Have a Lasting Impact
ANAHEIM, CA - August 10: Students head to class after returning from summer break at Anaheim High School in Anaheim, CA on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Public high schools will start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. after a new state law went into effect July 1st. (Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
California Schools Now Start Later—Here's Why That Matters
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Why Do We Still Have Daylight Saving Time—Seriously?
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Traumatic Brain Injury on the Rise Among Girls—Here's What Parents Need To Know
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'Fourth Trimester' Was Added to the Dictionary—Here's Why That Matters
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One School's Cell Phone Policy Has Parents Divided on Social Media
Dad Dresses Up as Elsa to Teach His Son To Ignore Gender Norms
Dad Dresses Up as Elsa to Teach His Son To Ignore Gender Norms
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Hey Parents—It's Not Funny to Traumatize Your Kids on Social Media
Kids elbow bumping their tennis instructor
Lead Pediatricians Weigh in on Just How Safe Kids' Sports Can Be During the Pandemic
Father helping his son to wear a cycling helmet
AAP Updates Helmet Recommendations for Bikes and Some Sports
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Hip-Hop Artist Uses Music to Showcase the Beauty of Black Fatherhood Through Song
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Back-to-School Means Back To Constant Anxiety