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10 Comforting Pasta Recipes For Those Nights You Just Need Cheese & Carbs
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (511+ words) We need dinner and dopamine, ASAP. Chicken parm is a labor of love, but All The Healthy Things" pasta version seems like a slightly faster take on the classic dish. It takes about an hour start to finish, and you…...
Feel Guilty Leaving the Baby? Here’s Why That Romantic Getaway Is Actually Worth It
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (636+ words) The excitement and love for your new baby can be all encompassing, and it's a huge identity shift, both individually and as a couple," points out Stephanie Saari, LMFT, a certified emotionally focused therapist and owner of Renewed Relationships Counseling…...
Susie Dent vexed by effect of screens on children’s vocabularies
13+ hour, 27+ min ago (574+ words) Excessive screen time is causing children's vocabulary to shrink, a leading lexicographer has said. Susie Dent, who has been Countdown's resident word expert for more than two decades, said "so many children are now falling behind" due to distractions from…...
Raising overachievers on high heat
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (447+ words) Welcome to Pressure Cooker Parenting, a bold lifestyle choice where love, snacks, and crushing expectations are all applied at high heat. The goal? The perfect child must be achieved through study until the age of seven who can play violin…...
Opinion: Want more babies? Abolish commutes.
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (237+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rush hour traffic on I-15 on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Panicked by falling fertility rates " which hit a record low of 1.6 children per woman in 2024 " the administration has floated all kinds of ideas to encourage babymaking, from…...
I gave my baby hair extensions & people say they're ‘in tears’ at her reaction
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (463+ words) A MUM has left people in hysterics after an adorable moment with her eight-month-old baby. Mum-of-four Chelsea Falcetti, 34, had brought little Frankie into The Plan, the salon she owns in Massachusetts, US, and decided to film a fun TikTok with…...
“Don’t Know How To Help My Impotent Husband” & 46 Other Mom Confessions
14+ hour, 10+ min ago (724+ words) Hold on tight, moms, the confessions are here. Their brain is just constantly going. And they're tired. So join all of the moms in reading some of their top-of-mind confessions this week. From confessions about their relationships to confessions about…...
"Two Parents Who Not Only Love Each Other, But Like Each Other": People Are Sharing Things From Their Childhood They Didn't Know Were A Luxury Until They Grew Up
14+ hour, 22+ min ago (29+ words) "Two Parents Who Not Only Love Each Other, But Like Each Other": People Are Sharing Things From Their Childhood They Didn't Know Were A Luxury Until They Grew Up'Yahoo...
Síle Seoige – An Saol Mar Atá on TG4: An honest depiction of the daily frustrations of parenting in modern Ireland
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (287+ words) What's refreshing about the series is that Seoige doesn't pretend to have all the answers. She isn't a glamorous A-lister living her best life. She's muddling through like the rest of us in a country that can feel as if…...
Dear Richard Madeley: My teen is poisoning the mood at home. I can’t imagine liking him again
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (742+ words) One reader asks for advice on a loving son turned toxic teenager and another on a stubborn sister As parents we know we have to steel ourselves for the time when our children hit their teens and in place of…...