Do you remember going through a “phase” when you were a kid? Maybe when you were two years old you developed an intense interest in trains, or maybe your sister was obsessed with the solar system? There are now a myriad of television shows out th…
Holding Your Crying Baby isn’t Spoiling Them, You’re Just Meeting the Child’s Needs
Many new parents are given conflicting advice. The baby should sleep on their stomach… wait no, the back or… the side? The baby should sleep with the mother, no, in their own crib, no, in their own room. Sometimes the advice comes from a trusted place, like a doctor or a family member. Most of…
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“Don’t kiss my baby”: Doctors send warning about RSV ahead of winter
It’s becoming more common for parents to ask loved ones not to get too close to newborns. But as we enter another cold & flu season, even children up to the age of two can be especially vulnerable to germs. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is virtually harmless for adults, but for babies and young toddlers,…
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Pregnant Woman Who Endured Chemo for Breast Cancer Gives Birth to Healthy Baby
For 36-year-old Jade Devis of Rancho Cucamonga, California, her story of becoming a mother and her story of battling breast cancer are inextricable. Devis found out she was expecting in December of 2018, but shortly afterward, she began to experience intense breast pain. By February, she noticed a hard, painful lump above her breast. She…
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Dollywood Theme Park in Tennessee Has a Calming Room to Entertain Autistic Kids Dealing with Sensory Overloads
For kids with autism, the world can be perceived as a scary and overwhelming place. A fun-filled park with various attractions could be a bit too much for a kid who suffers from sensory overload as a result of autism. Flashing lights, loud sounds, sudden outbursts, extreme colors, funny smells, and certain rides can make…
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Lying Down With Your Kids at Night While They Fall Asleep Is Not a ‘Bad Habit’
Misconceptions about attachment parenting are the reasons why many parents avoid lying with their kids at night. Attachment parenting (AP) simply means nurturing the healthy connection that children can develop with their parents. It revolves around deepening the parent-child bond rather than severing it as the child grows older. Critics over the years have argued…
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This Mother Took, ‘No Boys Allowed’ too Far.
We’ve all faced entitled people before. These are the individuals who feel no qualms cutting ahead inline at the grocery store or demanding their seatmates on a plane switch so they could sit next to their friend or partner, (although they could have booked more in advance or paid a little extra to ensure they…
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Newborn Greets Her Dad with a Big Smile As She Recognizes His Voice
This father’s bond with his unborn baby had a heartwarming result. Flávio Dantas, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was more than excited to be a father. Every day until his daughter was born, he would speak to his unborn baby, with no idea how much his efforts would reward him. Tarsila Batista, Flávio’s partner shared…
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Reasons to Love Adoption and Adoptive Parents
It all started when Heather was only 6 weeks old, she went in for an ultrasound, as she was experiencing digestive issues. During the ultrasound, it was found that Heather’s ovaries had not properly developed, and were not connected properly to her fallopian tubes. Her doctor at the time figured that it would be best…
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This Homeless Father of Five Can’t Find a Shelter Currently Taking Men with Children
Joseph Cantu is living through a parent’s nightmare. He’s homeless, abandoned by his spouse, and living out of a van with five kids. All he has is his faith and the hope his kids won’t remember this entire experience. Homeless with Five Children It all began with one stroke of bad luck after another. First…
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New Mom Takes Her Own Life: This is Her Friends Plea
Many women silently battle with postpartum depression, and this story should remind us that not every mother’s journey is joyful, happy and bright. Sometimes it gets dark, lonely, scary, miserable and uncertain. In Montgomery, Alabama, lived Allison and Julie – neighbours, and lifelong friends. Allison and Julie were both Army wives, and when Julie moved in…
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Just One Day Before Baby Aiden Past from Microcephaly, Photographer Captures These Beautiful Moments
Photographer Jennifer Ryals received a phone call requesting a lifestyle newborn photoshoot for a 8-week-old baby who had just been released from the hospital. Ryals hesitated. “I don’t know where to start this honestly,” she said in an essay on Love What Matters. “I don’t photograph newborns. Not my thing.” However, she did love lifestyle…
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Mom Shares Heartbreaking Photo of Daughter Comforting Her Younger Brother Battling Leukemia
Having to watch helplessly while your child suffer indescribable pain is something no parent should have to experience. Your inability to take their pain away, would make you feel as though you’d failed them, as though you let them down. To make matters, somehow, even worse, this child is no older than a toddler. 28-year-old…
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Strong Moms Raise Strong Daughters
A bond between a mother and daughter is unlike anything else, and this relationship is an essential building block for a girl. Strong mothers raise strong daughters, and there’s a few things worth mentioning about a strong woman. Let a daughter of a strong mother tell you, a girl can flourish in her own, she…
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Parental Burnout: Moms Need Equality In Raising Children, Self-Care, and Most Importantly, Massages.
Mommy burnout is real and over the years has finally received the attention it deserves from the scientific community. Burnout occurs when a person is in an extended state of emotional imbalance and the stress overwhelms the person’s abilities to cope. Life has its way of dropping all problems at once, from one child acting…
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