You know what really kills a good time on the beach with your family? Worrying about how you look. But as moms, we’re GREAT at being our own toughest critics and sabotaging a beautiful moment by worrying about what our butt looks like in a swimsuit. In pursuit of making memories (and feeling fine doing it), here are some summer must-haves that will make any mom feel like a sun-kissed babe on ...
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Having a kid who gets car sick is like having the world’s most disgusting, most adorable volcano in your car with you. Our kids can be like ticking little time bombs of vomit, and while it’s not their fault, it’s no less awful for our upholstery. What can you even DO about car sickness in kids, though? It turns out the science behind it is pretty simple. What Causes Car Sickness? To understand how ...
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To the Dads That Are There With Us, In the trenches, parenting and bouncing and soothing and feeding. Waking up for the night shift. Making pancakes bleary eyed with a cold cup of coffee. Taking the kids to the park on your only sunny afternoon off. We love you. You are the glue that holds our family together. You are the steady hand, the constant, the counterbalance to a life filled with love. View this ...
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When I asked my husband what his preferences were for our diaper bag, he had two really simple stipulations: It needs to be gender-neutral, i.e. not covered in pink chevrons It needs to store all of the things Most men are a combination of practical and stylish, and as dads, are confronted with an array of products that are anything by macho. When your choices are rose gold hardware and tassels, ...
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By now most of us have seen the videos — a six-month-old baby in a pool, rolling over on her own, and floating on her back like an adorable little otter. It. Is. AMAZING. Survival baby swim classes, or Infant Self Rescue classes, are designed to teach babies to control their breath, roll onto their backs, and float if they fall into a body of water. When babies are old enough, this ...
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So many of us have seen the posts on social media — bizarre and frightening scenarios that challenge us to ask ourselves if we’re just being paranoid, or if there’s something really wrong here. Startling reports of human trafficking on social media made shareable by witnesses who claim to have been part of behavior tied to child abduction and in some cases, sex slavery. The accounts appear to come from areas across ...
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We may be moms, but we’re not dead — most of us, at one point or another, really liked sex. But then kids happened, and between the sleep regressions and c-sections, somewhere along the way, a surprising number of us have just lost our mojo. It’s not bad or wrong to choose a few minutes of extra sleep or an episode of Game of Thrones over late-night nookie when the kids go ...
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Getting outside and absorbing some vitamin D with more than one kid is easier said than done. When they’re multiple ages and the same activities no longer fit, you have a choice to make: Stay inside, where things are safe and easy, OR Go outside and do something, and make one kid feel mad/left out Figure something out It’s not always easy, but it can be done — here are nine ...
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Vasectomy Fast Facts: The average cost of vasectomy in the US: is from $300 to $3,000 Average recovery time: About 7 days Average procedure time: 30 minutes Possible complications: Bleeding, infection, mild inflammation Chance of pregnancy after vasectomy: .1% Joovy Magazine dared to go there in this interview roundup of dads who weren’t afraid to bare it all. Each year, about 500,000 men in the US get the procedure done — but are vasectomies something to freak ...
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Sometimes I collapse into bed after a long day and think about what the hell I would do without my husband helping me out so much. Seriously, I don’t know HOW single moms do it. But they do, every freaking day, without a spouse or significant other in the picture to count on to sleep in once a week or take the garbage out. And it generally makes me feel like the biggest ...
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