Category Parenting

Left: TikTok still of a mom kneeling to hug her daughter in a backyard. Right: a long school hallway (Unsplash photo by Quilia).

Mom Crouches Beside a White…

Oct 3, 20264 min read

A mother who posts on TikTok as maudecpion shared a 10-second clip…

Grandfather and grandson looking at a tablet together

AARP’s Own New Research Puts…

Sep 20, 20264 min read

Grandparents across the country are collectively funneling $900 billion a year into…

a person and a child in a car

Grandparents Buying a Car Seat…

Sep 20, 20264 min read

A car seat doesn’t go bad the way milk does, but it…

man in gray sweater sitting beside woman in black and white floral long sleeve shirt

University of Michigan Researchers Found…

Sep 20, 20264 min read

Thirty-two percent of grandparents gave a grandchild under 18 direct financial help…

Mom sitting on the floor with her young daughter, with the caption about the eight things she stopped saying

Parenting Coach Says One Phrase…

Sep 20, 20264 min read

A single line shows up in nearly every grandparent’s parenting history: stop…

Close-up of fingers holding a dark red Mott's fruit snack gummy with a pale, unidentified object embedded inside it, from the @3feralgremlins TikTok

Mom Giving Her Daughter a…

Sep 20, 20264 min read

A close-up clip from the account @3feralgremlins has pulled in more than…

Daughter from behind while her mom checks her hair, beside the mom's gloved hand during the lice treatment

Mom Combing Through Her Daughter’s…

Sep 20, 20264 min read

A routine hair check turned into hours of work for one mom,…

Pediatric dentist in scrubs listing the odd rules her kids have because their mom is a dentist

Pediatric Dentist Says the Household…

Sep 20, 20264 min read

A pediatric dentist’s Instagram reel laying out her real household dental rules…

A modern house with a swimming pool and palm trees

Federal Regulators’ Newest Drowning Report…

Sep 20, 20264 min read

The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s newest drowning report puts a hard number…

a woman in scrubs is holding a baby

Pediatricians’ Own Professional Group Just…

Sep 20, 20263 min read

The American Academy of Pediatrics has published its 2026 childhood and adolescent…

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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

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Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @marissamae96. Right: two women sitting at a café table talking (Unsplash photo by Ninthgrid).
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Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @lifewithmadisonm. Right: a children’s playroom with toys and storage (Unsplash photo by Roman Kravtsov).
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