Family & Parenting

For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken emergency action to suspend the use of a pesticide found to cause irreversible damage to fetuses. The pesticide, named dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, DCPA, or Dacthal, has been linked to low birth weight babies who eventually may have a decreased IQ and […]

If you ever had a teacher refer to you as “a pleasure to have in class” while you were growing up, this article is for you. Licensed social worker, trauma therapist, and mom Maggie Nick, who posts to TikTok as @maggiewithperspectacles, has a video going viral where she speaks to all the former “good kids”

Nearly 81% of breastfeeding parents believe we should be talking about how challenging breastfeeding is. The benefits are praised, and we see unrealistically flawless depictions of breastfeeding on social media—yet no one seems to want to see breastfeeding in public spaces or talk about it openly. The stigma surrounding breastfeeding persists, making the experience an

Any mom with young kids already knows that a “vacation” that involves the kids might be a vacation for them, but it’s rarely a vacation for their caregivers. Kayla Sullivan, a former TV news anchor who has become social media-famous for her hilarious videos where she shares her life as a mom in news report

With back-to-school shopping officially in full swing, saving a few bucks is no doubt on the top of every parent’s priority list this year. Thankfully, Target is easing the sting on your wallet by way of its first-ever denim trade-in program, offering a 20% discount on new denim purchases in exchange for your old pairs.

Alright, squad, it’s that time of year again. The smell of freshly sharpened pencils is in the air, and your feed is about to be flooded with first-day-of-school pics. But before you start panic-buying school supplies like it’s toilet paper in 2020, let’s talk about the real MVP of back-to-school season: name labels for kids.

If your kiddo doesn’t care for paper books and prefers to read on a tablet or other device, you may want to direct them back to traditional books and magazines—at least while they’re young. A 2023 report found that digital reading doesn’t seem to improve reading comprehension in younger students.  The review of research was

Keeping kids entertained (and—let’s be real—calm) during meal times is an eternal struggle for most parents, especially when you’re in a new environment and there’s lots of stimuli around. You know, like when you’re out to dinner on vacation, maybe in a different time zone, and your child is experiencing all kinds of new stuff,

I love summer break. I love the relaxed bedtimes and lack of homework. I love the lazy mornings and ice cream for dinner in the middle of the week. I love that my kids can have a “Sandlot summer,” biking around with their friends, playing baseball and going to the public pool. I love the

According to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), tongue-ties in infants and children might be overdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgeries. Per the data, tongue-tie diagnoses and treatments have increased from under 5,000 cases in 1997 to 70,000 cases in 2016, with the organization attributing the rise to a number of factors,