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Why Sprunki Babies Ruined Our Sleep (And How to Spot the Trap)

It was 2:14 in the morning on a Tuesday, and I was standing in the dark hallway holding a laundry basket full of warm towels, trying to figure out why a distorted electronic screech was coming from my four-year-old's room....

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Why I Am Spiraling About Sibling Rivalry and the Baby Jane Cast

It was exactly 11:14 PM last Tuesday, and I was sitting on my living room floor in my stained gray sweatpants, aggressively folding a mountain of tiny laundry while my husband Mark snored from the couch. I had a mug...

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Why Parents Are Panicking Over the Silksong Baby Hornet

I was elbow-deep in pureed peas when my teenage nephew casually dropped the bomb. He was staring at his phone, completely oblivious to the domestic chaos unfolding around him, and muttered something about a silksong baby hornet dropping soon. My...

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Why Peppa Pig is Banned (and Unbanned) in My House

I was standing at the kitchen island trying to pack up four late Etsy orders while balancing a screaming newborn on my hip when I heard it. A high-pitched, fake British accent coming from the living room. "Mummy Pig! I...

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Dear Tom: The Truth About Baby Games Online and Screen Time

Dear Tom from exactly six months ago, I know precisely where you're right now, mostly because I can still feel the lingering trauma in my left shoulder. You're huddled by Gate 42 at Gatwick Airport, sweating profusely through a shirt...

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So Your Kid Found Baby Owls in the Yard (Put the Bird Down)

I was elbow-deep in cold soapy dishwater trying to scrape crusty oatmeal out of a bowl when my oldest marched through the back door with her hands cupped together like she was holding a sacred treasure. "Mama, I found Hedwig's...

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Why We Finally Banned Those Baby Bratz Dolls From Our London Flat

The invasion began on a damp Tuesday afternoon when my wife’s Auntie Pam breezed into our flat, shook off her umbrella, and dropped a shockingly pink, heavily blister-packed box onto our coffee table. Florence and Matilda, our two-year-old twins who...

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The Honest Truth About Quantum Physics for Babies

Yesterday at 4 AM, I found myself trying to explain the Bohr model of the atom to a human who had just thrown up on my slippers. He was gnawing on the corner of a board book about electrons. The...

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The Real Truth About That Free Baby Dragon Emote Code Situation

My mom told me to take the iPad, wrap it in a beach towel, and bury it in the backyard next to the old pecan tree where the dogs couldn't dig it up. Tyler, the sixteen-year-old neighbor who comes over...

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