A woman complains on TikTok about the boredom of parenthood. She used to hang out with friends; now she spends her weekends in a field, watching her children go up and down a hill. She is bored senseless. Unsurprisingly, the video went viral. Everyone can identify themselves. Parenting can be such a chore. But what … Read more
Anneliese Lawton is a writer, editor and mother of three. For nearly two years, moms and dads across Canada have been parenting on the edge of our seats, raising our children with the rise and fall of the pandemic. Two years without knowing if our children will go to school. Two years of social isolation. … Read more
Each installment of “friendship recordspresents a conversation between Atlantic‘s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and meaning of their relationship. This week, she speaks with a woman and her husband’s ex-wife, who are close friends. They call each other “wife-in-law” and happily share the joys and challenges of being parents and … Read more
By Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL Lifestyle Editor Raleigh, North Carolina – With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considering updating their mask guidelines to suggest KN95 or N95 grade masks on fabric face covers, many parents are wondering which masks to buy for their children. What is the difference between the N95 and KN95 … Read more
When Darwin’s mother Amy Hetherington gave birth to her first child, she said the pressure and fear of not being up to being a good mother was overwhelming. Key points: 90,000 parents suffer from mental health problems while expecting or caring for a baby New partnership launched to improve the skills of midwives and nursing … Read more
Adrian Ortiz bit back tears as he gazed at a mountain of gifts his family received on Wednesday morning with help from staff at the regional community medical center. The outpouring of compassion was a welcome relief for her family a month after the tragedy when Ortiz’s wife, and mother of five, died after giving … Read more