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PHOTO: Casey Neal opened up in a TikTok video about being a “Venmo mom” and not wanting to be involved in her kids’ classes or extracurricular activities.

@nealfamilychaos/TikTok

Family August 16, 2024

Woman shares why she's a 'Venmo mom' instead of a class mom

PHOTO: A mother takes a picture of her daughter while she gets ready for school in a stock image.

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Family August 15, 2024

What parents should know before sharing back-to-school photos online

PHOTO: Della Larsen holds up the children's book "The Gruffalo" in a video she posted to TikTok discussing how she plans to read to her future grandchildren after she was diagnosed with ALS.

Courtesy of Della Larsen

Family August 14, 2024

Woman with ALS comes up with heartwarming way to read to future grandchildren

PHOTO: A close up of water beads

Family August 14, 2024

Water bead-related ER visits among kids rose over 130% between 2021 and 2022: Study

PHOTO: After Ashley Olson and Willie Olson married, they had a simple dinner from Taco Bell. The couple re-created their wedding night meal on their tenth anniversary.

Ashley and Willie Olson, @ashleyolsonphoto and @wildwestboone

Family August 2, 2024

Couple goes viral for celebrating wedding anniversary with Taco Bell

PHOTO: Ashley LeMieux, a mom of one, shared an Instagram post to remind others that social media can offer only a partial view of what other parents and families are going through.

Courtesy of Ashley LeMieux

Family August 2, 2024

Mom opens up about sharing 'zero filtered, real life moments' on social media

PHOTO: Merce Hershey, 97, started training with Starting Strength when she was 95. Hershey now trains twice a week at the West Chester, Ohio gym.

Courtesy Luke Schroeder

Living August 2, 2024

97-year-old great-grandmother shows you're never too old to go to the gym

PHOTO: A new report from the American Academy of Pedatrics suggests tongue-tie or ankyloglossia may be overly diagnosed in babies and children.

Courtesy of Maya Bunik, M.D., M.P.H., FABM, FAAP

Family August 1, 2024

What parents should know after report suggests tongue-tie may be over-diagnosed

PHOTO: Suni Lee, of the United States, celebrates after performing on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France.

Francisco Seco/AP

Family August 1, 2024

What to know about Olympian Suni Lee's family

PHOTO: Afrika Owes was incarcerated and then released from Rikers Island in New York City in 2011. She returned on July 26 for the first time to speak to young women incarcerated there.

Courtesy of Afrika Owes

News July 31, 2024

Woman returns as a lawyer to jail where she was held 13 years earlier