We might think flashcards, apps, and enrichment programs will launch our babies toward brilliance. Actually, babies don’t need a syllabus in the crib — they need play, curiosity, and connection.

Every aisle, website, and Instagram ad insists we must have the newest swing, bassinet, or stroller designed by NASA engineers. The irony? Our baby usually prefers our arms.

Every aisle, website, and Instagram ad insists we must have the newest swing, bassinet, or stroller designed by NASA engineers. The irony? Our baby usually prefers our arms.

The smart nursery is marketed as salvation: better sleep, peace of mind, total safety. Who wouldn’t want that? But reality looks more like exhausted parents staring at sleep charts, false alarms jolting them awake, and bank accounts drained by $400 “must-have” gadgets collecting dust in the closet. Let's talk about why parents buy into the tech nursery fantasy, how it backfires, and how to reclaim sanity without treating your baby like a Silicon Valley startup.

Babies poop. A lot. Enough to fill diapers, laundry baskets, and occasionally entire afternoons. But do we really need to post about it? Somewhere along the way, modern parenting blurred the line between private life and public content, and bowel movements became social media updates. Here's why we do it, how it backfires, and how to keep poop where it belongs — in the diaper, not on the timeline.

Protecting your baby is instinctive. But when “baby-proofing” turns into a home redesign that resembles an NFL training camp, it’s worth asking: are we keeping our child safe, or keeping them from learning? Striking a balance — so your baby gets to explore safely, and you get to live in a house that still feels like a home — is a key to retain sanity.

Parenting in the 2020s comes with a new pressure: being “natural.” It’s no longer enough to raise a child — you must raise them organically, sustainably, toxin-free, screen-free, sugar-free, and ideally while baking your own bread. While there’s nothing wrong with healthy ideals, when they turn into shame (for yourself or others), they stop helping and start hurting.

We might think faster crawling means brighter futures. Actually, when we treat milestones like races, we stress ourselves, our babies — and start a cycle of comparison that never ends.

Every aisle, website, and Instagram ad insists we must have the newest swing, bassinet, or stroller designed by NASA engineers. The irony? Our baby usually prefers our arms.

Every aisle, website, and Instagram ad insists we must have the newest swing, bassinet, or stroller designed by NASA engineers. The irony? Our baby usually prefers our arms.