You may immediately think of holidays like Mother’s Day and Memorial Day when you think of the month of May, but it’s important for another reason, too: It also happens to be Asian Pacific Heritage Month. According to the Library of Congress, the United States government officially began celebrating Asian and Pacific Island Americans in 1990 , and May was chosen in honor of the first Japanese immigrants arriving to the US on May 7, 1843, as well as the completion of the transcontinental railroad — which was built mostly by Chinese immigrants — on May 10, 1869....

When it comes to cooking for our families, it’s usually not the actual cooking that’s the biggest challenge, but rather coming up with interesting new dishes . Too often we find in ourselves in a rut making the same meals over and over and staring into our pantries knowing there’s more out there, but we’re just too tired/busy/overwhelmed to figure out what it is. That’s where mom food bloggers come in....

Shop Right Now One of the pleasant surprises about parenthood is how awesome it can be to find Christmas or Hanukkah gifts for our kids. Figuring out that ideal combination of fun gifts that will delight them and that will get used is part of the fun of making holiday magic happen. Who doesn’t love the moment when a kid opens a gift and totally lights up with joy?...

After a summer of fun and play, it’s time for kids to head back to school . We can set them up for their best year yet with these tips from an elementary school teacher. First grade teacher Abby Kothe tells CafeMom how parents can best promote a successful school year for both their kids and the teachers by fostering respect, helpfulness, mindfulness, and more. The transition to sitting in a classroom all day can be tough for our little ones, but it can be made a little easier if we follow this advice....

Sleep is hard to come by but highly sought-after. Once we become parents, we enter into this phase of life where we have to function sleep-deprived with no end in sight. It’s hard at first, but it gets easier as the kids get older. And once we’re able to carve out enough sleep each night , we crave it and make every effort to have as restful of a night as possible....

They dominate holiday gifting season and often times extend throughout the year, but toy fads are both the best and worst things to happen to all parents. Every kid wants one, every parent wants to get one, and ultimately, forks over double to retail price just to snag it on eBay. We all know the toy craze struggles and are so happy once they’re done. From the nostalgic #ThrowbackThursday toys, to the major manias of recent years, these toy fads have come, taken our money, and gone....

Though there may be different trends across the world, one commonality we all seem to share is a penchant for social media . Further than that, a lot of us value what our social media appearance looks like to others, and for many, that means capturing and sharing the perfect “experience” photos. It’s led a lot of folks down dangerous paths, with influencers — and influencer hopefuls — risking it all for the perfect shot....

Police in France are investigating the stabbing of a newborn, allegedly by its mother. The mother — a teenager — allegedly also filmed the death. Details about the killing are still emerging as police continue their investigation. This is the second time this week a teenager in France has been accused of killing their child. Earlier this week , an American teenager was arrested after allegedly throwing her newborn out of a window at a hotel in Paris....

Trendy? Classic? Hipster? Vintage? Overwhelmed? Yep! Trying to choose a baby name isn’t an easy decision. It’s what people will call him for his whole life, all the way through adulthood . It’s how people will recall memories of him, and it’s one of the first major decisions parents have to make. If choosing a name that has historical meaning is important to the parents-to-be, a lot of vintage names exist that could be a wonderful option....

Celebrities live so much of their life in the spotlight, it makes sense that they’d want to keep some things to themselves — especially when it comes to their health. It’s actually not unusual for celebrities to keep medical issues private while they’re undergoing treatments. Sometimes they still don’t tell the public even after they’ve recovered. And other celebrities hold onto that privacy so long that we only discover the true magnitude of their health issues after they’ve already died....

Kids’ birthday parties have been happening for decades. And like any other form of party etiquette, it’s become customary to send off the partygoers with a favor or small gift. Pinterest would have parents believe that these favors require they own a glue gun or some sort of love for DIY, but that isn’t the case. DIY favors are wonderful if one can or wants to make them, but for the rest of moms out there, there are perfectly fine store-made favors out there to choose from too....

Let’s be real — being a new mom is not easy. There’s not knowing much and simply having to wing it, even with the amazing advice other moms who have gone through it will pass on. And support in the way of gear that baby needs is often covered by baby showers (see: registries). But as holidays and other events roll around, and with many new mamas living not so close to family where the events take place, they’re faced with a conundrum....

Being a parent is a wonderful blessing, and each phase of parenting comes with perks and unique challenges. The newborn phase can be draining as we run on less sleep than we’re used to and getting to know a new human. The " terrible twos " phase is understood as being one that tests our patience and prepares us for the next chapter where the kids really start communicating. Those are the childhood ages we hear about until they hit the teen years , but there is so much more than just the challenging bits — like 6-year-old kids....

Having won the gene pool jackpot, the daughters of Hollywood celebrities are often just are gorgeous as their famous parents. However, certain mother-daughter duos are spitting images of one another, leaving no doubt in our minds where the younger lookalikes got their striking features. We found some mother-daughter duos who put a whole new spin on the word “doppelgänger,” and they are seriously twinning. The one thing we love more than looking at pictures of celebrities?...

Police in Louisiana have arrested three adults in connection with the death of a child. Rayshawn Curtis Lard, known as Nico, died on February 13, 2025, in Bienville Parish. Police say three women showed up at an area hospital with the body of a dead 3-year-old, and authorities immediately began investigating his death. Police arrested Kewanna Monique Lard, 44, Dewanequa Monique Nykeria Lard, 23, and Szysznyk DeWayne Phillips, 48. Sadly, it appears Nico wasn’t the only child at the home, and a 14-year-old allegedly also had suffered abuse....

A recent incident in Georgia highlights the importance of gun safety . A toddler got hold of a gun in a home, and reportedly shot teenager Kabrel Patterson while he was asleep. Police are still investigating exactly what led to the traumatic incident , but it’s clear that the gun was left unattended. The child was able to get to it, and fired it without knowing what was going to happen....

So many celebrities have ended up tangled up in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ current scandal, from Prince Harry to 50 Cent. After the rapper’s ex, Daphne Joy, was exposed in Diddy’s sex trafficking lawsuit, not only is 50 Cent asking for full custody of their son, Sire, but now he’s also spilling all the tea about their relationship — and some of it could end up getting Diddy and Daphne in serious legal trouble if it’s true....

We have seven people in our family and do a lot of entertaining in the summer, so I prefer as much seating as possible in a patio set. My other must-haves? A gliding or rocking option, and of course, a fire pit. Bring on the s’mores ! Costway 8-Piece Patio Furniture Set Cushioned Sofa Coffee Table Walmart I am genuinely so impressed at how much is offered in this patio set for less than $300....

Pregnancy is a wild and epic adventure. In fact, it’s one of the most spectacular (and often annoying and uncomfortable) undertakings you probably will ever accomplish. Are you ready for your pregnancy? On second thought, don’t answer that. How about your bedroom ? Is your bedroom ready for your pregnancy? You spend about half your life in your bedroom sleeping. In your first trimester , it might feel like you’re sleeping even more than half your life away....

Halloween might look a little different this year, but that doesn’t mean we have to give up on the spooky season completely. If families have decided to stay in instead of trick-or-treating this year — we know I’m excited to stay in and watch a Halloweentown marathon on Disney+ — there are still plenty of ways to go all-in on the holiday. They can still dress up in a family costume they’ve been planning since July, and they can plan a stay-at-home Halloween celebration that little ones are going to brag about the next day at (virtual) school....