After being separated for five days in the NICU, two premature twins reunited in the most adorable way — with a hug. The twins' mom, 26-year-old Meghan Huston, vividly recalls that moment. "It was pretty amazing," Huston tells TODAY.com. "I sat down and (the nurse) put Declan on me. Then, when she put River on me and he put his arm around Declan, I was like: 'Oh my gosh, this is the cutest thing ever.'" Huston's husband, who raced to the hospital from work so he wouldn't miss his sons' reunion, recorded the newborns' first act of brotherly love. "You hear about how twins have bonds, but to actually see it in person? It was unreal," Huston says. Link in bio for the full @todayparents story. 📸: Meghan Huston 📹: T&T Creative Media

Dr. Williams, board-certified pediatrician and father of five, shared his "unexpected secret" to raising happy kids who grow into successful adults. It's doing chores! 🧹🧼📬🛏️🧽 "The idea is that when children feel involved in shared responsibilities, they realize they're contributing to part of a larger ecosystem, and there's a real sense of self-worth that comes from that," Williams tells TODAY.com. As a result, children become more willing and able to help others. "Kids that are expected to help out around the house start to naturally see the needs of people around them, and they become less self-centered," he adds. Children aren't born with empathy, and it can take time to develop. In the meantime, they may view themselves as the center of the universe, Williams says, as evidenced by the terrible twos and "threenager" phases. As a child's cognitive abilities develop, they start to realize people have different thoughts, experiences and needs. Chores can help foster this realization earlier and make it stronger over time, Williams notes. In addition to building more empathy, chores help instill a better work ethic and foster a “pitch-in mindset," explains Williams. "Obviously, a better work ethic is going to translate into school and career success," says Williams. "When there’s a sense of 'we’re all in this together' as a family, whatever that family looks like, there’s some real magic to it," says Williams, adding that chores can strengthen family bonds. “It’s something parents can do for free that’s going to have obvious long-term benefits to their kid,” Williams emphasizes. 📸: Dr. Williams, tiktokkiddoc/TikTok

Shannon and Troy Pinkerton have 10 children. Yes, 10! But Shannon tells TODAY.com that her family is just like another other family. Jordan, 33, Haley, 27, Troy, 29, and Cody, 21 are the Pinkerton’s biological children. They adopted Anthony, Devlin, Tracee, 27, Joey, 22, and Julian 20, who all have Down syndrome. Cameron, 22, is blind and developmentally delayed. He also has dwarfism. "The foster care system is broken — especially for kids with special needs. They get placed anywhere, with people who aren't qualified," Shannon tells TODAY.com “That's one of the reasons we're doing this." Shannon picked up a lot of tricks from watching her mother, Jane Barrett, who ran a residential group home. “People will say, ‘I couldn’t do what you do,’ but this is normal for me,’” Shannon explains. “I grew up with six women living with us. This is all I’ve ever known.” Head to the link in our bio for the full TODAY.com interview with Shannon Pinkerton and to watch some of their adorable family vlogs. 📸: Courtesy Shannon Pinkerton

Kim Kardashian is sharing how she balances vulnerability and restraint when she gets emotional in front of her children.  The 42-year-old entrepreneur spoke about hiding her true feelings from her kids at times, especially when the situation involves their dad. Kardashian and her ex-husband, Kanye West, share custody of their four children: North, 10, Saint, 7, Chicago, 5, and Psalm, 4.  There are also moments when she doesn’t hold back her tears.  “The Kardashians” star said, “If I’m upset about other things that they can understand, I absolutely will show emotion and cry.” Read more about Kardashian’s parenting style at the link in our bio. 📸: @photonate / Getty Images

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No eye rolls here! We spoke to parents of teens who shared their best travel tips, tackling everything from choosing a teen-friendly destination to creating a useful packing list. Tap the link in our bio for all their advice. ✈️

“Drawing is a great medium for kids to explore who they are before they have other words for it.” 🏳️‍⚧️ Tony Ferraiolo always understood who he was, even if he wasn't always believed. "I knew I was transgender from around the age of 5," Ferraiolo, a certified life coach and author in Connecticut, tells TODAY.com. Ferraiolo wanted to help transgender children live more authentically so he created support groups, including a workshop where kids expressed themselves through art. "I wanted parents, educators and mental health providers to understand what these children were going through or at least get a sense of their pain," says Ferraiolo. “Creating art is how I got away from self-harm." In 2015, Ferraiolo compiled many of those drawings into a book titled "Artistic Expressions of Transgender Youth;" its second volume published three years later. TODAY.com contacted several of the artists, who are now adults, to reflect on their lives since creating these pieces – link in bio to hear their stories. 📸: Artistic Expressions of Transgender Youth by Tony Ferraiolo

Olympic track and field star Allyson Felix called attention to the Black maternal mortality rate following the death of teammate Tori Bowie. In May, Bowie died after suffering complications related to childbirth. According to an autopsy report from Florida's Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office that was obtained by NBC News, Bowie died while an estimated eight months pregnant with a “well developed fetus.” The report estimated that Bowie had been “undergoing labor (crowning)” when she died. The autopsy report included respiratory distress and eclampsia as possible complications. According to Cleveland Clinic, eclampsia is when a pregnant person with preeclampsia — a blood pressure condition during pregnancy— develops seizures. "The medical community must do its part," Felix wrote in an essay. “There are so many stories of women dying who haven’t been heard. Doctors really need to hear the pain of Black women." For more on Bowie's death and Felix's essay, head to the link in our bio. 📸: Matthias Hangst/Christian Petersen/Getty Images / Steph Chambers/Getty Images

"The rest of the world will see this as a nice, pretty day. All I see is darkness." On May 24, 2022, Brett Cross's son, Uziyah "Uzi" Garcia, was shot and killed, along with 18 other children and two adults, inside Robb Elementary School. "I miss hollering at Uzi to quiet down; to go to bed; to 'quit playing," Cross says. "I miss saying: 'You didn't take the trash out like you're supposed to — dude, come on, you got one chore.' You miss the small things." He says he has no idea how he’ll spend his second Father’s Day since the shooting. “I don’t make plans.” Read more of @daniellecampoamor’s story for TODAY.com at the link in bio.

Best dads. 🥹🥰 It’s time for the annual TODAY Dads get together! Tune in tomorrow, only on TODAY and swipe for a preview of them sharing parenting advice to help connect with their daughters. 🧡💇‍♀️ #girldad

Kenny Rogers’ twin sons, Justin and Jordan Rogers, are officially high school graduates, and they're looking more and more like their late father by the day. 🧡 The country legend, who died in 2020 at the age of 81, might not be around to congratulate his sons in person, but his social media team shared a sweet snapshot and thoughtful message on Twitter. 📸: Courtesy Kenny Rogers via Twitter

A mom in Ontario, Canada, recently discovered TikTok gold in her 5-year-old son’s school bag. “I opened his backpack and there was a birthday invitation in there,” Natalie LeClaire tells TODAY.com. “I started reading it and my jaw dropped. It was so honest and straight up. I was like, ‘I need to be friends with this person.’" Now everyone wants to be friends with Carys Roberts, the mom who wrote the party invite. And tbh, we get why. Swipe right for the hilariously honest party invitation. 📸: Courtesy Carys Roberts