Moms

Derek Hough helps mom learn to dance to honor her late sister and mother

A mom of two who wanted to learn to dance as a way to honor her late sister and mother got a surprise from Megyn Kelly in TODAY's "Summer of Yes'' series.

Chrissy Teigen talks mommy shamers: 'If I seem like I don’t care, I definitely care'

Chrissy Teigen opened up to TODAY about mommy shamers and how she handles the anxiety of traveling with a baby.

How often you should clean lunch boxes — and the right way to do it!

Lunch boxes need more than a quick shake to get them clean. Follow these expert tips for cleaning them the right way.

Pink's kids are having the time of their life on tour with mom

When your mom is a rock star, life can be pretty fun.

Victoria Beckham sheds tears as she sends son off to college — see the pic

Beckham wrote an emotional message for her eldest child, 18-year-old son Brooklyn, who will be studying photography in New York.

Madonna shares her birthday with all 6 children – See the pics!

The pop icon celebrated her 59th birthday in Italy, sharing a rare photo with all of her children.

Spilled tea, loud sobs and a big reminder: Our children simply want to try

Can you imagine how frustrating it is to try things and fail, over and over, all day long? Toddlers do that all day.

Mom Truths: ‘Mom-dating’ is HARD

"Oh my gosh, is this a real friend? Is this not just a park friend?" The TODAY Parenting Team's Cat and Nat describe the challenges of taking mom friendships...

See a rare photo of David Bowie and Iman's 17-year-old daughter

The supermodel mother marked the occasion by posting a shot of the teen she calls "the Queen of my heart."

Watch this meteorologist's speech after a viewer called her maternity wear 'disgusting'

When a viewer called this meteorologist's maternity wear "disgusting," she wasn't about to sit idly by.

Pink takes ‘mom break’ while traveling to pump breast milk

In addition to being a busy singer-songwriter, Pink is also one very busy mama!

Funny because it’s true: The best of Cat and Nat’s #MomTruth videos

When Cat and Nat share their hilarious "Mom Truths" videos on the TODAY Parenting Team, mothers everywhere snort coffee out of their noses.

Mom success: I'm shooting for 80/20

Here is what I'm learning in the gritty, day-in-and-day-out grind of raising real human beings: if we get seven or eight things right out of every 10, it's...

What social media and the selfie generation did to my teenage daughter

We don't give this generation enough credit. These are good kids doing their best to navigate through a world that has instant access to everything and every...

‘You are loved’: A mother’s note of gratitude to her newly adopted teen

"I know adoption isn't all beauty... but son, it's a journey that you will never again have to face alone." For 454 days, Holly Romero opened her home and her...

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In funny parody, moms lament the annoyance of multi-level marketing pitches

The comedians in the parody say it's not home-based businesses they're mocking — it's the incessant pitches from acquaintances.

See the sweet message Candace Cameron Bure wrote for her daughter's 19th birthday

The "Fuller House" star posted a photo of Natasha (they look exactly alike!) and an inspiring message in honor of her eldest child's 19th birthday.

Back-to-school bliss: 5 funny moms celebrate the end of summer in photos

Moms from around the country are celebrating with hilarious back to school photos that show the joy some parents feel when summer ends.

To the mom struggling to hold it together

I don't see you because you don't let it show. Like me, you wear a brave mask. You smile to hide your stress, even on the bad days. You get up every day, put...

Mom gets real about what breastfeeding looks like: 'I cannot hide the struggle'

Angela Burzo shared "the emotional and painful struggle" of feeding her daughter, born last month, in a viral Instagram post.

2 things we thought about before delaying kindergarten for our son

By the end of our son's second year in preschool, my husband Mac and I knew he wouldn't be ready to start kindergarten with the rest of his peers.

Mom turns husband's old shirts into adorable outfits for her daughters

It all started when one mom noticed her husband throwing away a shirt she'd bought him last Christmas. So she had another idea.

Aw! Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager celebrated daughters' birthdays together

Vale and Poppy share a birthday and their moms posted adorable pictures to mark the day!

9 women strip down to send a striking message this swimsuit season

Wearing a swimsuit can feel intimidating. TODAY Style asked nine women to share their insecurities, and they had more in common than not.

Mom Truths: What really happens at first day of school drop-offs

With seven children between them, the TODAY Parenting Team's Cat and Nat can anticipate possible kid behavior on that fateful first day.

See Carrie Underwood’s adorable superhero-themed bedtime routine

We already know the musician is a country superstar; what we might not have known is that in her off-hours she's apparently a masked marvel!

Should nurses have tattoos? Son defends mom in viral post

An Ohio man sparked a conversation about tattoos in the workplace after sharing a message about his mom, a nurse whose arms are covered in ink.

All the ways I'm a 'sometimes mom'

Sometimes I completely nail it as a mother. But sometimes...

What I learned when I finally bought shorts 2 sizes up from my pre-pregnancy size

I had been tugging and pulling on my pre-pregnancy shorts for two weeks, trying to get them up and cinched shut. No matter how hard I tried, it just wasn't...

Nikki Reed: Pregnancy has given me 'new and powerful appreciation for my body'

Nikki Reed is giving an intimate account of her pregnancy — but don't expect anything other than a complete secrecy when the baby is born.

Katherine Heigl went from 'panic' to 'body pride' after gaining baby weight

The mother of three now realizes she gained something else — an important new perspective.

Catherine Zeta-Jones raises the bar for moms with epic video for son's birthday

The actress shared a video montage of special moments from Dylan's life in celebration of his 17th birthday.

Parenting in public: 'Remember, you will probably never see these people again'

A stranger once told me to act like the parent and control my kid. I was devastated — until I gave the matter some careful thought.

Nurse photographs hospitalized pregnant women: 'I don't want them to miss out'

When her baby was born early, this nurse missed out on maternity photos. Now, she's working to make sure her patients get the experience.

'My lost boy somehow found a way'

He hasn't been hungry in years. He sleeps in a bed. With a woman who loves him. But he still won't let me throw away any of his shoes.

Breast milk donation: Helping the tiniest babies — including mine

I was wheeled into the NICU holding a tiny dropper with one precious drop of colostrum. One. Because it was what I could do for him. It was the first way I...

No 'Hills' for him! New mom Lauren Conrad doesn't want her son to do reality TV

She intends to keep her own tell-all TV adventures in the past, and now the new mom hopes to keep reality television out of her son's future.

Watch Haley Joy try to crawl with a little help from Hoda's dog Blake!

"She can crawl," Hoda insisted — just not for the video camera, apparently!

Pregnant Jessica Alba jokes she has ‘amnesia’ about raising a newborn

The actress suggests she and husband Cash Warren decided to go for a third baby after forgetting how hard it was the first two times around.

50 thoughts I have between sunrise and sunset

I am a woman. I am a wife. I am a mother. My brain never stops. Even when I sleep, I have constant lists and topics running wild through my cerebellum. It....

My daughter melted down at Walmart — and what happened next made me cry

You never know the problems a child has that causes them to misbehave, and unless you know the struggle of being a parent to a child like mine, you cannot judge...