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From the diagnosis journey to creating a support system, these parents share what they've learned from raising a child with a rare disease.
This concept may run counter to parenting instincts, but experts says the letting kids struggle and fail helps them learn to succeed in life.
According to the CDC, about 150 to 200 people die per year in the U.S. from food-related allergies, and every three minutes, a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency room.
Are there times you imagine Alexandra all grown up? In one version of the future, Alexandra Lee Valoras... slips into her own skin. Alexandra is Comfortable, Confident & Quirky Out in the city with her friends, on a warm, August evening.
Having an identity crisis after having children? We look into why moms lose themselves in motherhood and how to find your way back.
They say when you have a child, a piece of your heart walks outside your body. For John Reid, that piece beats inside the chest of a man he's never met. Six-hundred miles away from his home in Virginia, a man in Massachusetts lives, in part, because Reid's 16-year-old son died.
A finance attorney by day, Erin England moonlights as a real-life diaper concierge, restocking her local vending machines herself.
Kimberly Amato still has her daughter Meghan's Christmas outfit from 2004. A red velvet skirt with white embroidery and a black turtleneck sweater, it's tucked away with some other tiny toddler clothes - the tags still on it. Meghan never wore the sweet little outfit.
Years ago, before my son was even a thought in my head and back when my husband and I were just dating, we were hiking along a wooded trail when we stumbled upon a big, grey, heart-shaped rock.
My two-year-old son has a new habit of constantly asking me what time it is. "It's 4 o'clock," I'll say. "Oh," Max will reply, matter of factly. "What's that mean?" To a toddler, time is a meaningless concept. With days punctuated only by snacks and naps, the actual hour and minute is hollow.