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The reset: 5 moms on their non-negotiables for preventing burnout

Whether you’re the CEO of your household or juggle a career outside of motherhood, you belong on your own to-do list. For busy moms, burnout isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a signal that something ...
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The motherhood penalty is costing women more than just playing time

And yet the average WNBA salary last season was $102,244. The average NBA salary was $11.9 million. The fans showed up. The ratings showed up. What hasn’t shown up, in any proportion to that, is the ...
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Why I’m opening my home instead of my wallet this summer

Between summer camp registrations, family vacations, and the endless loop of “Can we go somewhere?” requests from my kids, summer has a way of putting my budget on life support. This year, with ...
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My son’s birth coincided with my rock bottom—here’s how I rebuilt everything

People often joke that it never feels like the “right” time to have a baby, but it really felt like the wrong time when I found out I was pregnant with my first child. I was in the middle of closing ...
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Why this doctor and mom of three is retiring from competitive motherhood

"My kids don't need a childhood that looks impressive on paper. They need one that feels good while they're living it." “My kids don’t need a childhood that looks impressive on paper. They need one ...
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The happiest kids in the world have social safety nets

When my sister, her husband and their four-month-old daughter moved from New Jersey to the Netherlands in March of 2022, I wasn’t expecting our family to receive a lesson in Dutch parenting. But, ...
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14 best LEGO storage containers and tables to organize your kids’ ever-growing collection

If there were merit badges given out for parenthood, “Survived Stepping on a LEGO” would be one of them. After all, once your child (inevitably) becomes obsessed with the colorful bricks and iconic ...
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How to teach your kid to meditate — even if they can’t sit still for 10 seconds

A Tai Chi master has been teaching meditation for kids for years — and she starts at 10 seconds. Here's her method, backed by ...
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You’re not bad at vacationing. Here’s the real reason family trips feel so hard.

Family vacation stress is real — especially for moms. A therapist breaks down the doom loop of overspending, high ...
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A new AI breakthrough helped one couple get pregnant after 19 years

For nearly 19 years, Rosie and her husband tried to grow their family. Their journey spanned 15 IVF cycles, countless doctor visits, and emotional highs and lows that left them exhausted but still ...
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The baby-friendly cure-all product hiding in your medicine cabinet

In the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, patriarch Gus Portokalos’ cure to everything is the cleaning solution Windex. It doesn’t matter what the problem is, Gus’ answer is always: “Put some Windex on ...