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Happy New Year!
As we welcome 2026, we’re excited to share that the Parent Life ✨website is now live: parentlife.club.
If you're a parent or a parent-to-be, we invite you to join us.
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As we welcome 2026, we’re excited to share that the Parent Life ✨website is now live: parentlife.club.
If you're a parent or a parent-to-be, we invite you to join us.
#parenting #newparent #newparents #parentstobe #parenttobe #futureparent
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Navigate the newborn phase with confidence! This guide covers sleep, feeding, and bonding tips for the first few months. 🍼👶 #NewParent #BabyCare
From Bump to Baby: A Guide to the First Few Months - Our Little Steps
Navigate the first few months with ease! From pregnancy to newborn care, this comprehensive guide helps new parents prepare for the joys and challenges ahead
ourlittlesteps.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Navigate the newborn phase with confidence! This guide covers sleep, feeding, and bonding tips for the first few months. 🍼👶 #NewParent #BabyCare
Happy New Year!
As we welcome 2026, we’re excited to share that the Parent Life ✨website is now live: parentlife.club.
If you're a parent or a parent-to-be, we invite you to join us.
#parenting #newparent #newparents #parentstobe #parenttobe #futureparent
As we welcome 2026, we’re excited to share that the Parent Life ✨website is now live: parentlife.club.
If you're a parent or a parent-to-be, we invite you to join us.
#parenting #newparent #newparents #parentstobe #parenttobe #futureparent
Parent Life ✨
A welcoming place for parents to connect, ask and learn.
parentlife.club
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Happy New Year!
As we welcome 2026, we’re excited to share that the Parent Life ✨website is now live: parentlife.club.
If you're a parent or a parent-to-be, we invite you to join us.
#parenting #newparent #newparents #parentstobe #parenttobe #futureparent
As we welcome 2026, we’re excited to share that the Parent Life ✨website is now live: parentlife.club.
If you're a parent or a parent-to-be, we invite you to join us.
#parenting #newparent #newparents #parentstobe #parenttobe #futureparent
Favorite 2025 kids' books, from picture books to young adult : NPR
From toddlers to teens, here's your one-stop shop for young readers
If you have kids in your life who are ready to broaden their book horizons we have recommendations for you! Here you'll find tried-and-true picture books, chapter books, and YA, all published in 2025.
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Favorite 2025 kids' books, from picture books to young adult : NPR
Maybe not a good thing...
"YouTube use has jumped more for children under 2 years old than for any other youth cohort in the last five years, with more than 60% of US parents who have a child under 2 saying their kid watches YouTube."
"YouTube use has jumped more for children under 2 years old than for any other youth cohort in the last five years, with more than 60% of US parents who have a child under 2 saying their kid watches YouTube."
YouTube Creators Find a New Consumer for AI Slop: Babies
As younger children spend more time on the platform, concern is growing that their brains are being shaped by AI-generated videos purporting to be educational.
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Maybe not a good thing...
"YouTube use has jumped more for children under 2 years old than for any other youth cohort in the last five years, with more than 60% of US parents who have a child under 2 saying their kid watches YouTube."
"YouTube use has jumped more for children under 2 years old than for any other youth cohort in the last five years, with more than 60% of US parents who have a child under 2 saying their kid watches YouTube."
Does this resonate with you? If so, how do you manage?
Sure, people tell you about sleepless nights. But why does no one mention the hell that is a parent WhatsApp group? | Sean Szeps
You wake up to messages, you go to sleep to messages, you duck into a meeting and come back to 64 unread notes about sunscreen
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Does this resonate with you? If so, how do you manage?
Mapped: The Cost of Raising a Child in Each U.S. State in 2025
Mapped: The Cost of Raising a Child in Each U.S. State in 2025
Raising a child in Massachusetts costs over twice as much as in Mississippi.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Mapped: The Cost of Raising a Child in Each U.S. State in 2025
Stop saying ‘don’t cry’—to raise confident kids, use these 5 phrases instead.
Stop saying ‘don’t cry’—to raise confident, emotionally intelligent kids, use these 5 phrases instead
This phrase "can make kids feel like their emotions and tears aren't okay," says therapist and child life specialist Kelsey Mora. Here's what to say instead.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Stop saying ‘don’t cry’—to raise confident kids, use these 5 phrases instead.
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Managing #diabetes during pregnancy is key to a healthier future for you and your baby.
The WHO’s new global guideline recommends:
🥗 personalized nutrition
🧘♀️ safe physical activity
🩸 blood sugar monitoring
Ask your doctor for a plan that's right for you: bit.ly/4o0TOpB #WorldDiabetesDay
The WHO’s new global guideline recommends:
🥗 personalized nutrition
🧘♀️ safe physical activity
🩸 blood sugar monitoring
Ask your doctor for a plan that's right for you: bit.ly/4o0TOpB #WorldDiabetesDay
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Managing #diabetes during pregnancy is key to a healthier future for you and your baby.
The WHO’s new global guideline recommends:
🥗 personalized nutrition
🧘♀️ safe physical activity
🩸 blood sugar monitoring
Ask your doctor for a plan that's right for you: bit.ly/4o0TOpB #WorldDiabetesDay
The WHO’s new global guideline recommends:
🥗 personalized nutrition
🧘♀️ safe physical activity
🩸 blood sugar monitoring
Ask your doctor for a plan that's right for you: bit.ly/4o0TOpB #WorldDiabetesDay
@pewresearch.org looked at how parents use online communities, focusing on the largest Reddit r/parenting community. As we begin to cultivate a community around parent life, there are some interesting insights here.
How Parents Use Online Communities
On Reddit's largest parenting forum, around one-in-five posts mention kids' tech use. Posts often express negative emotions, but comments are overwhelmingly supportive.
www.pewresearch.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@pewresearch.org looked at how parents use online communities, focusing on the largest Reddit r/parenting community. As we begin to cultivate a community around parent life, there are some interesting insights here.
Simone Biles on her parents: "They would always just kiss me goodbye and say, 'Good luck, have fun, be safe.' And I think that's why I have been so successful."
Simone Biles' parents did these things to help her succeed, she says—and keep her 'humble and grounded'
Olympic medalist Simone Biles said her parents encouraged her to have fun in gymnastics and didn't put much emphasis on medaling.
www.cnbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Simone Biles on her parents: "They would always just kiss me goodbye and say, 'Good luck, have fun, be safe.' And I think that's why I have been so successful."
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Many parenting books and articles advise “It takes a village” and “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” The problem is, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “I didn’t have a village,” and many other moms don’t either:
The Most Useless Piece of Parenting Advice
The problem with telling moms “It takes a village”
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Many parenting books and articles advise “It takes a village” and “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” The problem is, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “I didn’t have a village,” and many other moms don’t either:
There is some wisdom here -- for parents and for all people.
Why I Stopped Bringing My Whole Self to Work
Life can feel like a movie where the only actor is you. Choose your cast from the parts of yourself that serve the story you truly want to tell.
www.wsj.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
There is some wisdom here -- for parents and for all people.
Best Start In Life
The Best Start in Life parent hub
www.beststartinlife.gov.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Nora McInerny shares her reality in this engaging episode 0 to the Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast.
It's a reminder that parent life, and indeed life itself, isn't always sunshine and rainbows, but is still such an experience. Definitely worth a listen.
youtu.be/TX46XmW2R6c?...
It's a reminder that parent life, and indeed life itself, isn't always sunshine and rainbows, but is still such an experience. Definitely worth a listen.
youtu.be/TX46XmW2R6c?...
Sad Nora and the Secret Baby | Ep. 0
YouTube video by Nora McInerny | Thanks for Asking Podcast
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October 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Nora McInerny shares her reality in this engaging episode 0 to the Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast.
It's a reminder that parent life, and indeed life itself, isn't always sunshine and rainbows, but is still such an experience. Definitely worth a listen.
youtu.be/TX46XmW2R6c?...
It's a reminder that parent life, and indeed life itself, isn't always sunshine and rainbows, but is still such an experience. Definitely worth a listen.
youtu.be/TX46XmW2R6c?...
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I love being a parent & grandparent, though it's never easy, and there's no instruction manual:
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@irishtimes.com
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@irishtimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I love being a parent & grandparent, though it's never easy, and there's no instruction manual:
irishtimes.com/podcasts/con...
@irishtimes.com
irishtimes.com/podcasts/con...
@irishtimes.com
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KID: I need a mango
ME: Those mangos are *unripe*, kiddo. That means they taste gross right now
KID: When those mangos are …un…gross, I can have them!
Watching language development is one of the unalloyed joys of parenting
ME: Those mangos are *unripe*, kiddo. That means they taste gross right now
KID: When those mangos are …un…gross, I can have them!
Watching language development is one of the unalloyed joys of parenting
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
KID: I need a mango
ME: Those mangos are *unripe*, kiddo. That means they taste gross right now
KID: When those mangos are …un…gross, I can have them!
Watching language development is one of the unalloyed joys of parenting
ME: Those mangos are *unripe*, kiddo. That means they taste gross right now
KID: When those mangos are …un…gross, I can have them!
Watching language development is one of the unalloyed joys of parenting
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Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.
People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy
Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.
n.pr
October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.
This is a very interesting article from @npr.org: Populations are shrinking and altering the global economy.
For those that are parents, how many children do you have? Do you want any more? Why/why not?
For those that are parents, how many children do you have? Do you want any more? Why/why not?
People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy
Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.
www.npr.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is a very interesting article from @npr.org: Populations are shrinking and altering the global economy.
For those that are parents, how many children do you have? Do you want any more? Why/why not?
For those that are parents, how many children do you have? Do you want any more? Why/why not?
Do you share family pictures on social media?
Is the End Nigh for Family Photos on Instagram?
Parents and kids are negotiating over what to post and if “getting permission” means anything. For many, the effort is no longer worth it.
www.thecut.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Do you share family pictures on social media?
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People think they are prepared for the costs of parenthood. Then they end up ordering stuff on Amazon at 3 a.m. to get the baby to sleep. It all adds up.
Families gave us a peek at their spending: 🔗 on.wsj.com/3W8a0dc
Families gave us a peek at their spending: 🔗 on.wsj.com/3W8a0dc
October 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
People think they are prepared for the costs of parenthood. Then they end up ordering stuff on Amazon at 3 a.m. to get the baby to sleep. It all adds up.
Families gave us a peek at their spending: 🔗 on.wsj.com/3W8a0dc
Families gave us a peek at their spending: 🔗 on.wsj.com/3W8a0dc