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From baby’s first year to their first day of school and everything in between (and beyond), we cover topical, timely, and important parenting topics to keep you well-informed (and entertained) in these difficult modern times.

10 Memorable Wedding Fails: Dress Drama, Photobombing Pets, and More

10 Memorable Wedding Fails: Dress Drama, Photobombing Pets, and More

Weddings are such happy occasions. You spend months meticulously planning your big day so that everything is just perfect. Surely with all that planning nothing could possibly could wrong, right? Of course, things don’t always go exactly as planned, sometimes with hilarious – or very awkward – results.

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15 Times Chrissy Teigen Ruled Twitter | Chrissy Teigen is a successful model, TV personality, and cookbook author, but perhaps she’s best known for her nonstop hilarious social media content. Never one to shy away from sharing her thoughts on everything from her most recent meal to motherhood to her political views, her Twitter one-liners can make you laugh out loud just when you need it most.

15 Times Chrissy Teigen Ruled Twitter

Chrissy Teigen is a successful model, TV personality, and cookbook author, but perhaps she’s best known for her nonstop hilarious social media content. Never one to shy away from sharing her thoughts on everything from her most recent meal to motherhood to her political views, her Twitter one-liners can make you laugh out loud just when you need it most.

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Should I Send My Daughter, Who Is Sick with the Flu, to Her Dad's Just Because of Our Custody Agreement?

Should I Send My Daughter, Who Is Sick with the Flu, to Her Dad’s Just Because of Our Custody Agreement?

A mom writes in asking for advice about what to do with her daughter, who is sick with the flu. She is conflicted about whether she should send her sick daughter to her father’s. The father thinks that their daughter should still come stay with him, and, per court order in their custody agreement, it is technically his weekend to have her. Still, this mom feels like her daughter shouldn’t go until she’s feeling better. Who’s right?

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Expecting Moms: In the Age of Coronavirus, How Long Are You Waiting Until After the Baby Arrives to Have Visitors?

Expecting Moms: In the Age of Coronavirus, How Long Are You Waiting Until After the Baby Arrives to Have Visitors?

A mom writes in asking for advice about how soon she should consider receiving visitors after giving birth in the age of COVID-19. This mom is expecting her new baby in less than four weeks. She is “really nervous” about what happens after the baby comes. Given the ongoing lockdowns and safety protocols in place during the novel Coronavirus pandemic, she is unsure when she should receive visitors to see the baby. The doctor told her to wait at least two weeks before welcoming guests, but even that makes her uncomfortable, as many people she knows have given up on social distancing.

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I Have Concerns About the Idea of Kids Wearing Masks at School: Advice?

I Have Concerns About the Idea of Kids Wearing Masks at School: Advice?

A mom writes in asking for advice about kids wearing masks to school. Do the ongoing novel Coronavirus pandemic, subsequent lockdowns, and general mass confusion, school has become a hot-button issue. Though laws change from state-to-state, many places require children over a certain age to wear masks if they go to school or daycare. But this mom is unsure of how it really works in practice. Do kids actually keep their masks on? Do kids swap their masks or otherwise break protocol, because they’re kids and don’t know any better?

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I Don't Know How to Keep My Kids Busy and Entertained During the Pandemic Without a Computer or TV: Advice?

I Don’t Know How to Keep My Kids Busy and Entertained During the Pandemic Without a Computer or TV: Advice?

A mom writes in asking for advice about activities she can have her kids do to keep them busy during the pandemic. This mom says her two children only want to play on the computer and/or watch TV. They have other games and activities around the house, but the kids find them boring and thus return to their technology. This mom adds that before the pandemic began, extracurricular activities kept her kids busy, but now it’s a very different world. Any ideas for this mom and her kids?

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