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Black mothers insist, with grit and love, on ensuring our children reach the futures they deserve.
The fog new parents feel is real. But is it just sleep deprivation or is more going on?
Rather than causing societal problems, mothers have a long history of trying to fix them.
It is normal for an older child to behave in ways parents will find challenging when a sibling arrives, and for parents to feel upset they cannot spend as much time with their older children.
When resources are tight, mothers bear the costs of playing with their offspring even as they avoid socializing with others.
New research sheds light on how autism affects how we feed our babies, and vice versa.
Not enough data is being collected about the impact taking prescription medication has on breastfeeding.
Policymakers, tech companies and schools should all be part of conversations about how our society is responsible for the new realities of tech in the home after COVID-19 lockdowns.
Researchers find that households without enough diapers for their children are more likely to struggle with other hardships.
While identical twins are seen more as an accidental splitting of a single egg, there could be a good reason mothers produce non-identical twins from two separate eggs.
Self-isolation and physical distancing only add to the problems for mothers with an intellectual disability who are at risk of failing to get the help they need.
In protecting their children, low-income Black mothers risk being viewed as irrationally overprotective and simultaneously neglectful.
Women who publicly state their desire never to be mothers in the traditional sense challenge the idea that woman and mother are synonymous.
Mothering Sunday comes just once a year, but mum’s help build the landscape of politics all year long.
It’s long been known that it’s the male seahorse that gives birth to the young. But what role the father plays in the gestation is only now being revealed.
Feeling guilty and out of your depth as a parent? You’re not alone – and there are ways to turn the guilt you’re feeling into positive changes for your family.
The prominence given to questions of motherhood in the seventh and final season of Mad Men suggests debate on that issue will continue for years to come. Warning: this article contains spoilers.
Women are supposed to be happy about motherhood – if they’re not their parenting is open to question. We have seen a ‘Parenting Hate’ backlash against this, but what’s needed most is better social support.
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor of Emergency Health Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor of Public Health Nutrition, University of Vermont
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The University of Queensland
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