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Anyone else feel compelled to be a much more social person since becoming a mom? Well, if you’re looking for friends, there are certainly few better ways to find them than having kids. From baby and toddler classes to kindergarten and beyond, opportunities to meet new...

As parents, we often hear “it’s just growing pains”… but sometimes it’s more than that. As kids grow, their bones, joints, and muscles go through many changes. Sometimes, parents wonder if their child’s growth patterns, pain, or injuries need special attention from a pediatric orthopedic specialist. Donna Pacicca, MD, pediatric orthopedic surgeon from Connecticut Children’s discusses when it might be time to see one!

Motherhood is a lot, and it’s a lot from the moment you give birth until…forever. The mental load, the physical exertion and the constant toggling between work (whether paid or unpaid) and parenting are all relentless. “When I sit with moms who are fried, I see the same pattern over and over again—what I think of as the “burnout trifecta”: depersonalization, exhaustion, and a low sense of personal accomplishment,” says Dr. Jennifer Okwerekwu, a Harvard-trained reproductive psychiatrist who is also a mom of two. We asked her to share more about burnout: how you can tell if you have it, why not to ignore it, how to prevent and, and most importantly, how to heal if you’re suffering from burnout.

  The buzz around A Love Story is everywhere—social media, old school media, group chats and in person convos. Elder millennial and Gen X moms are some of the biggest fans—and it got us thinking…why? Yes, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s fashion was iconic, but it’s...

Life isn’t easy, and as parents, one of our biggest priorities is to raise kids that can bounce back from disappointments big and small. From toddlers to teenagers, how can we build resilience in our kids—so they can pick themselves up when we aren’t there to do it? To answer this question, we spoke to developmental psychologist Aliza Pressman, host of the Raising Good Humans podcast, which has featured women like Jessica Alba, Eve Rodsky, Dr. Samantha Boardman and others. “If you can’t bounce back in the face of a challenge, your life becomes so much less meaningful and harder to bear. Even if relationships, when there is a conflict you don’t know what to do,” explains Dr. Pressman.

Maria Kelley-Collins and Danny Kalagueropoulos Collins are parents to 17-year-old Constantine who was born with Trisomy 21. Maria established The North County Moms (a part of the Local Moms Network) in the San Diego, CA area. Here, Maria and Danny share what their son Constantine’s life with Down syndrome has taught them in the hopes they can break barriers and share what matters most — love.