Latinx Kids Are Experiencing Grief At High Proportions COVID-19 has left many Latinx families mourning the lives of their loved ones. Here’s how to make sure that kids are being supported along the way. By Jassyel Gomez As we continue to navigate our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, with ever changing guidelines and new variants appearing every few months, the virus, which…
12 Kids’ Symptoms You Should Never Ignore The wait-and-see approach is fine for some kids’ health problems, but these symptoms should not be ignored. By Kristyn Kusek Lewis Medically reviewed by Antwon Chavis, M.D. Is It Serious? When you become a parent, you earn a medical merit badge of sorts. Whether you’re sopping up a goopy nose or extracting a…
An Age-by-Age Guide to Nutrition for Kids Here’s what parents should to know about the top nutrients their children need from infancy to the teen years. By Rachel Meltzer Warren, M.S., R.D. At every age and stage, little ones need the right nutrients to help them play, learn, and grow. For many, eating a varied and balanced diet is enough…
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…
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…
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…
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…
5 Instagram Accounts to Follow for Revolutionary Black Parenting From living off of the land to fighting capitalism, these Black parents are starting the revolution—and they’re posting about it. By Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi Instagram is a portal offering an innumerable amount of advice on many mundane tasks. As exhausting as wading through its noise can be, it’s refreshing when you…
Bobbi Brown Talks Career, Parenting and Taking Chances By Emily Washcovick Bobbi Brown built her makeup empire—for the first time—in the nineties, at a time when shades often had to be heavily mixed to match skin tones and bigger looks were favored over subtle. Her namesake brand, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, was acquired by Estée Lauder in 1995, but Bobbi stayed…
How to Support Your LGBTQ+ Child’s Mental Health Only one in three queer youth say their home is a supportive and safe space for them to be their true selves. Let’s do better for our kids; experts share how. By Misha Valencia “I dreaded going home after school. I thought about running away and even looked for places that I…
