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The Disabled-Parent Myth

“The nondisabled version of myself parenting would have had a very hard time,” says author Jessica Slice. “My disability forced me to let go.” By Sarah Wheeler

Fertility

politics Trump’s IVF Executive Order Is a Glorified Press Release It doesn’t do much of anything, let alone lower costs or compel insurance coverage. By Andrea González-Ramírez
fertility Embryos Out of Reach When a Nashville fertility clinic abruptly closed its doors in April, patients demanded answers. Months later, they’re still waiting. By Rae Nudson

motherhood Selena Gomez Shares That She ‘Can’t Carry’ Children She said she has “a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy.” By Emily Leibert
bullshit Trump Claims He Wants to Make IVF Free Responding to his off-the-cuff announcement, Elizabeth Warren tweeted, “American women are not stupid.” By Danielle Cohen

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Pregnancy

obsessive tester How to Adjust Your Skin-Care Routine During Pregnancy and Postpartum According to derms and doulas who’ve been through it. By Shanna Shipin
always shopping Where to Find the Best Maternity Clothes You Will Wear Post-Pregnancy Too When you’re expecting a child (and compliments). By Shanna Shipin and Erin Bunch

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Babies

how i got this baby The Mom Who Signed Her Baby With a Modeling Agency “Theodore is so confident at every shoot. He’s just like, ‘Mom, watch me work!’ I think I hit the jackpot with him.” By Stephanie Booth
how i got this baby The Mom Who Went Through IVF in 3 Different Countries “The length of our journey and everything — I feel like all the emotions are tripled.” By April Daniels Hussar

how i got this baby The Mom Who Escaped the Altadena Fire With a Disabled Child and a Newborn “All my daughter’s equipment burned — every single bit of it.” By April Daniels Hussar
first person My AirPod and My Mom Guilt Podcasts help me fill the loneliness of these early days of motherhood. Does that make me a bad parent? By Fortesa Latifi

Kids

parenting Kids Need to Hear ‘No’ More How else will they learn boundaries and, well, how to not be jerks? By Amil Niazi
parenting Why I Won’t Let My Kids Watch YouTube Videos After seeing firsthand how much watching video after video changed my kids, we quit cold turkey. We all should. By Amil Niazi

parenting No Crap for Christmas I’ve learned the hard way that less is actually more when it comes to gifting for the kids. By Amil Niazi
parenting Finding Hope in Hopelessness When I look down at my daughter’s hand reaching for mine, I know it’s what is propelling me forward. It has to. By Amil Niazi

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Teens

parenting The Dangerous-Son Problem Netflix’s Adolescence has upped the panic over teen boys’ internet brain rot. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
power How Trans Teens Are Dealing With Trump 2.0, in Their Words “Being called your correct name and pronouns can be the difference between life and death.” By Anya Kamenetz

crime Who Was Cyberbullying Kendra Licari’s Teen Daughter? For a year, parents and school officials searched for the person behind the vicious, relentless texts. The culprit was under their noses all along. By Lauren Smiley
parenting It’s Family ‘Sex Scene’ Night When violent porn is everywhere, is there a case for serving up romantic counterprogramming to your teen boy? By Anya Kamenetz

Parenting Advice

parenting The Transgender Family Handbook 144 specific suggestions for how to be a supportive parent to your trans kid, according to trans young people and their loved ones.
celebrity Paris Hilton Has One Word for Critics of Her Parenting And for once, it’s not sliving. By Emily Leibert

parenting Emily Oster Softens Up In her new book, The Unexpected, the economist turned parenting expert examines life-threatening pregnancy complications that defy optimization. By Miranda Rake
parenting Talking to My Kids About the Unbearable When cruelty is inescapable, what are we supposed to tell our children? By Amil Niazi

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Parenting Trends

niche drama Now Who Is This TikTok Couple Who Left Their Babies Alone on a Cruise? Once again explaining Matt and Abby Howard. By Allie Jones
parenting I Don’t Need Your Opinion on My Kid’s Screen Time Talking about how you’ll parent someday is one thing. Surviving a kid’s tantrum so bad you question every choice you’ve ever made is another. By Amil Niazi

parenting The Rise of the Accidentally Permissive Parent Some moms and dads who strive to be “gentle parents” unknowingly turn into indulgent ones, largely because gentle parenting is just too hard. By Elizabeth Passarella
parenting Are We All Secretly Co-sleeping? The answer, according to Instagram and TikTok, is yes. Now if only we could talk about it outside of the comments section. By Wendy Syfret

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