For many women, growing up you assume that one day you’ll be able to have children. It might be fairly far down the agenda, but you take it as a given that one day you’ll have a family of your own. It doesn’t always work out like that for everyone, however; one in seven couples …

The majority of miscarriages can’t be prevented. According to NHS Choices, if a woman has suffered from more than three miscarriages, she may be able to be helped to keep her pregnancy with medication under the care of a specialist. However, there are some things you can do to reduce the risk of a miscarriage: …

Teach them how to be, not just how to do—that’s what they really want from us, suggests Kyle Pruett, M.D., a clinical professor of psychiatry and nursing at the Child Study Center at Yale University and the author of Fatherneed. “[Parents are like] a vaccine for the infection of an unhealthy world,” says Dr. Pruett. …

If you have a picky eater at home, you aren’t alone. Almost 50 percent of parents identify their preschoolers as picky eaters. Picky eaters can make mealtimes hectic. Concerns about wasted food and about whether your child is eating enough ‘good’ foods, not too many ‘bad’ foods (or even enough food at all) are common …

Our mums have been there for everything from watching us take our first steps to helping us transition into womanhood and motherhood ourselves. And even though they’ve endured a few angsty teenage door-slams, the bond between mother and daughter stands the test of time. In fact, scientists say it’s the strongest. In a study done …