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Romper's 2024 New Parents Issue
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Pools Count As Baths
Feral Mom Summer Is The Only Way You're Going To Make It
You’ll remember how to be a human in September.
Spooky Sweating Skeletons
Tired: Christmas In July, Wired: Summerween
Who says you have to wait for fall foliage to enjoy spooky season?
I Had "No Haircuts" Written Into Our Custody Agreement
Gru Jr. Makes His Debut In 'Despicable Me 4' To Make The Whole Family Laugh
Nelly Threw The Sweetest Surprise Baby Shower For Ashanti & Her Outfit Was Stunning
Katherine Schwarzenegger Is Reportedly Pregnant With Her & Chris Pratt’s Third Baby
Rebel Wilson Is Going Through “Insane” Sleep Deprivation With Daughter Royce
Taking Your Kids To Taylor Swift's European Tour Is This Year's Status Vacation
Expect your Instagram feed to be flooded with mother-daughter selfies from London, Milan, and even Warsaw.
There Is A Perfect Age To Have A Baby And That Age Is 32.5
There is only one right age to have a baby. I learned this the hard way, by never having my babies at the right age.
Family Life
Actual Human Behavior
To The People Smiling At My Baby In The Store Instead Of Ranting On Twitter, Thank You
Because sometimes your village includes the woman playing peek-a-boo with your baby while you unload the cart.
BOYMOM
Boys Are Lonelier Than They’ve Ever Been. What Can We Do About It?
“There’s a failure to give boys the message they are fully connected, emotional, relational beings.”
Summertime & The Livin's Easy
15 Simple & Delicious Sheet Pan Summer Dinners
Throw everything on a pan and call dinner done.
Say Cheese!
How To Take Awesome Toddler Pics, According To A Pro Photographer
Tips to get the perfect snapshots of your little one.
Kids’ Entertainment
Gru Jr. Makes His Debut In 'Despicable Me 4' To Make The Whole Family Laugh
You’ll Recognize A Bunch Of Celeb Voices In 'Despicable Me 4'
Hold Your Fire, 'Bluey' Fans: Bloofy In 'Inside Out 2' Is Clearly About 'Blue's Clues'
Taraji P. Henson Built A Salon Playground For Her Inner Child
How Spidey and His Amazing Friends Is Combining Your Kids' Very Favorite Things
Romper Originals
Jenna Dewan Wants To Enjoy It This Time
How the actor and dancer is approaching her third — and final, she says — pregnancy.
Paris Hilton Enters Her “Mom Era”
With new baby girl London rounding out her “cutesy crew,” the reality TV icon is learning how to be a homebody: “My life is finally complete.”
Hilaria Baldwin In Real Life
How the mother of seven keeps her center (and her sense of humor) amid all the chaos.
Flamin’ Hot Eva
“Nobody can tell this story better than me.”
Ricki Lake Has Unfinished Business
She gave birth on camera and changed Americans’ attitudes towards birth forever. Fifteen years later, it’s clear how much more has to change.
Meghan Trainor's TMI Life
At the pop star's family compound, things are just getting started.
How Allyson Felix, America’s Most Decorated Runner & Mom, Stays On Track
The five-time Olympian finds the sweet spot between big dreams and daily to-dos.
It's A Beautiful Day In Jenny Slate’s Neighborhood
Jenny Slate, mother of Marcel the Shell, has given up performing her identity and doubled down on delighting you.
Hilary Duff Never Meant To Make It Look Easy
Even Hollywood's ultimate Good Mom is figuring it out along the way.
Raven’s Chosen Family
Raven-Symoné and Miranda Pearman-Maday are each other’s LGBTQ+ icons.
Kevin Hart Isn't The Funniest Person His Kids Know
“What I've learned as a father is that the most important thing in the world is listening. It’s not about trying to be right.”
Jessica Alba Has Always Had A Vision
Alba on weathering the pandemic and taking her company to the next level
It's Getting Real For Mandy Moore
The matriarch of 'This Is Us' embarks on her own family story.
Tess Holliday Is Having A Slumber Party — And We’re All Invited
The body positive icon on her lovable new podcast and dating post-divorce
Pregnancy & Baby
An Overachiever Fails At Maternity Leave
I start taking work calls after the first week at home with the baby. It does not occur to me to ask for help.
Why Some Women With MS Wish They Could Always Be Pregnant
During pregnancy, many patients with multiple sclerosis experience relief from their symptoms. Can researchers actually use this fact to find treatments for the disease?
How To Throw The Ultimate Baby Shower
It’s going to be the mother of all parties.
The Shopping List
For The Group Chat
Low-Demand Parenting Is All About Building Trust By Giving In
And it might just be the parenting approach you’re looking for.
My Husband Loves Nothing More Than Posting A Carousel Of Unflattering Photos Of Me To Instagram
Lately, though, I’m trying to embrace them. Here’s why.
The TikTok Moms Who Pulled Me Out Of My Loneliness
My friends told me to find a support group. My mom sent me Welcome to Holland. What I needed, it turned out, was autistic parenting TikTok
Good Enough Parent
Is There A "Right Way" To Help My Kid With Their Homework?
Most kids need to learn to do homework in the same way they learn to swim or, even better, do their own laundry.
Is Reading My Kid's Texts A Violation Of Her Privacy?
I would never read my daughter's diary — but this is different, right?
Should We Tell Our Kid About Their Autism Diagnosis?
I cannot tell you how many children and teens I know whose self-confidence rises once they get a diagnosis.
How Do I Survive With Kids Home For Winter Break — You Know, Mentally?
The holidays are intense and the pressure on parents to spend magical, connected time with our children? Also intense.
Is There A Way To Divorce My Husband Without Messing Up Our Kid?
The transition will likely be shitty, but the end result is a better situation for all.
Does My Kid Really Have ADHD Or Is This Just What We’re All Like Now?
ADHD is both underdiagnosed and overdiagnosed. It's misdiagnosed and missed altogether.
Sometimes I Worry I’m More Invested In The Approval Of Other Parents Than My Own Kid
Whatever parenting Kool-Aid we’re drinking is laced with our own self-destruction.
Help! I Can’t Get My Kids Out The Door In The Morning Without Losing It
Do not fall victim to the lie that there is some version of reality where if you were just good enough, mornings would be easy.
Weeknight Family Dinner Is Hell Lately — Is It Really That Important?
In a way, meals are a terrible time to attempt to foster whole-family connection
Help! What Is A Cool & Normal End-Of-Year Gift For Teachers?
Do people do that? Do teachers really want them? I never know how to do this right.
Should I Have A Second Kid?
Carefully mapping every possible outcome is less likely to deliver you an answer than it is to trap you in the question for all eternity.
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