Chrissy Teigen is the OG social media badass: try to burn her and she’ll pay it back – with interest. Take this troll for example, who shamed her for going out for dinner 10 days after her daughter was born: Or, the time she was called out for swearing: Now, the 33-year-old is up to […]
Jessica Simpson Just Shared The Most Relatable (And Embarrassing) Pregnancy Struggle
Jessica Simpson’s not exactly new to this whole pregnancy thing. The 38-year-old has two kids and a third on the way. But this pregnancy seems to be pretty rough on her. Her latest debacle is proof that Jessica’s due date can’t come soon enough: She literally broke a toilet seat. Jessica clearly has a sense of humour […]
Maternal stress leads to overweight in children
Overweight is unhealthy. Yet more and more people in Germany are overweight, particularly children. As part of the LiNA mother-child study coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), researchers were able to identify mother’s perceived stress during the first year of the child’s life as a risk factor for developing overweight in infancy. […]
Kidstrology: Your January 2019 Parenting Horoscope
January is almost here, and with it, a down-to-business attitude that comes straight from the sun’s visit to Capricorn. End-of-year festivities fade as vigorous new beginnings emerge, so wave goodbye to the shit show that was 2018, and say hello to the new year! Winter can be a time-crunch with kids (hello, darkness at 4 […]
21 Things That Inevitably Happen When You Travel With Kids During the Holidays
21 Things That Inevitably Happen When You Travel With Kids During the Holidays My family usually hits the road for the holidays, heading to the beach with my extended family for a vacation that only in the last year (when my son was almost 4 and my daughter was almost 7) began to feel like […]
The Bachelor's Matty J And Laura Byrne Open Up About Suffering A Heartbreaking Miscarriage
The Bachelor’s Matthew Johnson and Laura Byrne recently took a major step in their relationship by moving in together and now the couple, who have been dating for 18 months, are expecting their first child together. Announcing that Laura is 15 weeks pregnant via a heartwarming Instagram post which included a sonogram of their growing baby. “I’m so bad at keeping […]
1 New Mom’s Creative Tips For Making Baby’s First Holiday Season Extra Special
It’s totally natural for parents to feel pressure to make the holiday season feel magical. After all, you don’t want to disappoint little boys and girls with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads! Even parents with newborn babies can feel overwhelmed — and their kiddos don’t know anything about Christmas yet. New mom […]
What I've Learned About Parenting From Other People's Moms
I’m not a mother yet, but as a nearly 30 non-mom, I’m at the age when my social media feed is a steady stream of baby announcements, gender reveals and growing family photos. I’m often asked questions about my own family plans. “Are you guys thinking about kids yet?” And Google certainly seems to think […]
Bride slammed for forcing bridesmaids to buy ‘hideous’ £144 dress
There’s often controversy over the bridesmaids dresses at weddings , whether it’s the style, colour or fit. Most brides want their bridesmaids to look lovely – but without stealing the show. A bride has been blasted for forcing her bridesmaids to fork out £144 for "hideous" yellow dresses to wear on the special day. A […]
Breastfeeding changes gene activity that may make babies less reactive to stress
It has long been known that there are many physical and mental health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. But can these benefits be due to genetic changes induced by breastfeeding? New research suggests that connection. The research, published in the September 2018 edition of the Pediatrics, was led by Barry M. Lester, PhD, […]