Here’s What a Good Prenatal Vitamin Should Have From gummy chews to fish oil capsules, there are countless prenatal vitamins and supplements on the market. This guide will help you pick the right prenatal pill so you and baby can thrive. By Alicia Barney and Diana McKeon Charkalis If you’re newly pregnant (or ideally when you’re trying to conceive), it’s…
8 Standing Yoga Poses to Build Balance and Strength You’ll want to add them to your next flow. By Tiffany Ayuda, C.P.T. If you want to build better balance, yoga is one exercise modality that can help big time. Standing yoga poses in particular are a great way to help improve that skill—while bringing a whole host of other benefits as…
10 Ways to Boost Your Bilingual Child’s Spanish Skills at Home Engage little language learners with these bilingual movies, audiobooks, sing-alongs, and shows worth streaming, plus tips from real moms on how they’re teaching their kids Spanish. By Damarys Ocaña Perez Looking for ways to have fun and keep your child learning Spanish at home this summer? Keep their bilingual…
8 Health Appointments Not to Skip in Your 20s and 30s And everything to know before you go. By Kristin Granero With busy school, work, and social schedules, it can be tempting to skip a trip to the doctor’s office. But just like investing money into your 401K, medical experts say the appointments you make (and, more importantly, keep) in your…
17 Fun Fourth of July Facts for Kids to Explain the Holiday’s History On July 4, families all over the U.S. celebrate our country’s independence. Get kids in the patriotic spirit with these fun Fourth of July facts that offer up entertaining tidbits as well as a dose of history. By Nicole Harris Every year on July 4, kids and…
Everything To Know About The Abortion Pill By Rose Minutaglio Update, June 24, 2022: The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending our constitutional right to abortion. For more information about the ruling and how you can help, click here. For Nicole, taking the abortion pill was like getting through “an extremely painful poop.” It hurt—a lot—and then it was done.…
Abortion Laws by State: These Are Your Rights The Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, giving states the right to set their own abortion laws. These are the states where abortion is legal—and the states where abortion is restricted. By Sarah Cottrell and Tracy Collins Ortlieb In the landmark 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Roe v. Wade Overturned: 10 Abortion Funds To Donate To Plus, how to tell if a fund is legit. By Sabrina Talbert On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, striking down the decades-old right to legally obtain an abortion. Although the decision does not make abortion illegal nationwide, it does solidify the fact that abortion is no longer a constitutional right,…
How Abortion Restrictions Impact People Who Miscarry Banning safe abortions will have a substantial impact on miscarriage care. We spoke with an expert to break down how the two overlap. By Sarah Cottrell Few headlines have felt more like a sucker-punch than “Roe v. Wade Overturned” and yet here we are. On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court struck down…
Making Sex Ed And Pediatric Health Care LGBTQ+ Friendly Much of what our children learn about sex and gender in the classroom is outdated. It’s important to understand why inclusive education is important for the health and development of all children and teens and how we as parents can improve what is taught in schools. By Varuna Srinivasan, MBBS, MPH,…
