The act of childbirth is an amazing experience, but some families – due to no fault of their own – lack the ability to live that. But thanks to medical advancements like surrogacy, families are able to come together. Kate Austin-Rivas and Didier Rivas repeatedly tried to add to their family with a new bundle of joy, but health threats

Congratulations, fellow Millennials: We’re officially grown ups. Millennials are considered anyone born between 1982 and 2004, and recent reports have found that up to 83% of new mothers are within that age group. That’s a big deal – it’s an entire new kind of parenting. We have cell phones, and can track the health, sleep, and entire lives of our children. We

History is built on mistakes, and learning from them. It’s the entire premise of scientific method – see if it works, if it doesn’t, try something else. Repeat until you find what’s right. It’s just another reason I’m so happy we live in a pretty advanced world, all things considered. Past generations of mothers didn’t have all the readily available knowledge at

I Spy books have been some of the nicest books to give children for generations. If you’re reading this, you probably grew up playing with those books. But if your kids have burned their way through all their books, why not make your own? Whitney Moss with rookie moms has come up with a wonderful art project you can do with your own

If you have a small child, then you’re going to have to go through a regular rotation of car seat and stroller patterns, to the simple side effects of life. But why settle for the same boring blacks and grim grays that you always find? Why not add a little color to your household, with some of these beautiful patterns.

It seems almost as if every other few weeks, some food that countless children love turns out to be unsafe. It’s… not great. And now, it’s a series of applesauce pouches. GoGo squeeZ has announced a recall of number of their non-organic applesauce pouches. The decision came after two pumps inside the pouches were found to contain food product residue. It’s unknown

Choosing the right name for your children is always a major conversation in the household. Every friend of mine who’s a parent had to have full on debate when it came time to pick the perfect name. But it’s a big deal, after all, so it’s important to know what those names mean. Carolyn Robertson with babycenter has found the beautiful meanings

Dealing with divorce, especially after kids, must be a whole new level of difficult. I haven’t had to go through that, but, I mean… on top of everything, how do you keep your children connected with both parents? Especially when the relationship between the two parents has gotten to an all time low? Shannon Streger with The Leaky Boob shares her experience of learning to

One of the most pleasant foods on the planet has to be sweet potatoes, right? They’re delicious in everything that includes them. And it’s usually a pretty easy food to cook, especially when you bring your kids along for the ride. Amalah with Alpha Mom has put together a pretty nice recipe for citrus sweet potatoes, that’s so easy there’s simply no

“But I’m bored.” Every parent has heard those terrible three little words. But what do you do when your children say it for seemingly the eightieth time today? And what do you say when you’ve used up your entire repertoire of answers? You use some of these. Theresa Edwards has put together a list of the best responses to that question, and