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Author Ann M. Martin celebrates 40 years of her "Baby-Sitters Club" chapter book series.

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Moms

40 Years Later, ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Is Connecting Moms and Daughters

Author Ann M. Martin tells TODAY.com that the magic comes from the fact that “there’s something very comforting about reading something that feels like it could be your life.”

9d ago

Moms

The Internet Saw a Mom Carrying Everything. She Says It Missed the Point

A San Francisco Giants camera caught a mom carrying her baby and food as her husband sat back. Online, strangers called him awful and urged her to divorce him.

She went viral for carrying her baby and food while husband sat by. Now she's telling her story.

14d ago

Moms

Hoda Kotb Reveals What Helped Her Stay Calm During a Scary Moment With Her Daughter

Hoda said she was “hot” when she learned Haley, 9, had ridden her bike away without telling the babysitter — until she remembered her CEO coach’s lesson.

23d ago

Moms

TikTok Star ‘Babs’ Costello Shares the 1 Thing Every Mother-In-Law Should Know

The “Brunch With Babs” grandmother of 9 says being a supportive mother-in-law has been a process of “trial and error.”

Babs Costello started posting on TikTok in 2020 and now has 4 million followers.

28d ago

Moms

Millennial Moms Are Having a Midlife Crisis. Why They’re Spiraling

According to “Millennial Mom Therapist” Allie McQuaid, parenting is “optimizing every milestone, monitoring emotions, curating experiences, managing everything, researching everything.”

collage of stressed mom working on computer

35d ago

Dylan Dreyer

Dylan Dreyer’s Sons Are Back-to-School With New Shoes, New Rules and Two Black Eyes

After years of juggling different school schedules, Dylan is savoring a new chapter — even as her sons make it clear they’re growing up.

Dylan Dreyer sent her happy kids back to school!

35d ago

Moms

My Daughter Is Starting Middle School. I’m Telling Her to Watch for 1 Thing

This simple piece of friendship advice could save your kids a lot of heartache, experts say.

The writer's daughters and their friends.

49d ago

Moms

Jenna and Sheinelle Get Emotional Talking About Concert Experience With Their Daughters

The TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle co-hosts each took their daughters to an Olivia Dean show, and it turned into the ultimate mother-daughter bonding opportunity.

50d ago

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The Big 6-0! All the Best Gifts to Celebrate This Milestone

Even if they always say they "don't need anything."

54d ago

Moms

Mom Shares the ‘Brutal’ Texts She Sent While Postpartum: ‘Did I Ruin Our Lives?’

“For a whole year, I felt like I was on a treadmill that just doesn’t stop,” Canadian influencer Sam Doll says.

Influencer Sam Doll found pregnancy and postpartum to be more difficult than she expected.

56d ago

Moms

See the Interactive Tattoo 1 Mom Got to Help Son With Autism Communicate

“I’d give my body a thousand scars if it meant giving my son one more way to communicate,” Jessica Fletcher captioned a Facebook video that has been seen over 100 million times.

A Canadian mom found the perfect way to communicate with her nonverbal son.

63d ago

Moms

She Posted 1 Photo of Her Son. The Comments Became a Reality Check for Moms Everywhere

What Aurora Culpo’s son did at school sparked an honest conversation about breastfeeding, formula and mom guilt.