Five Women Open Up About Their Post-Baby Bodies While Wearing Bikinis

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There is no doubt about it, having a baby changes things. From your ability to sleep in on weekends to drinking coffee while it’s still hot, once baby comes home, there are things that we have to bid farewell to. One of the most drastic changes for many women, though, is dealing with body image post-baby. Read More

Julia, Sesame Street’s First Muppet With Autism, to Make Her Debut

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Families have turned to Sesame Street for generations in order to start conversations and teach important life lessons. With an estimated 1 in 68 American children having autism, there is no better time than now to show the public what it’s like to interact with these special people among us. Read More

There is a Reason You Hold Your Baby on Your Left Hip, and it’s Pretty Cool

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The idea is that, when our babies face our left sides, us moms and our babies are both better equipped to read each other’s facial expressions and social cues. It’s also been demonstrated that children subconsciously run to their mother’s left sides when they approach them in need. Mothers, also, naturally lead their kids toward their left side when we sense fear or danger. It’s a protective instinct. Read More

Entering Into the Gray: Turning Children into Compassionate Adults

Sometimes I think we live our lives as though we believe that this is a world just for adults. I’m coming to hold that, hand in hand with observant and intentional parents, children are capable of being ushered lovingly, and carefully, into the world and walking some of these tough roads with us, even at such a young age. Read More