Parenting a teen in the digital age can be daunting. After all, most of us grew up without cell phones or social media (I, personally, am old enough to remember the thrill of getting dial-up internet in middle school), so that means we’re the first generation to have to monitor our kids’ online lives without...
One of the perks of adulthood is the freedom to make our own choices. Should I head to the gym or sleep in another 30 minutes? Should I spend that birthday check or save it? Should I cook or order takeout? It’s empowering — and exhausting. So, it’s no wonder we sometimes crave hard and...
— Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty Images I remember watching my firstborn son waddle around the beach a few weeks after his first birthday. He wandered around the sand a bit before making his way over to a pair of brothers who were building a sandcastle. The scene was one from a storybook: mom and dad sitting...
Lots of parents have experience with their own mental health struggles, including the loneliness that comes with raising children. And if feeling alone is a difficult thing for grown-ups to reckon with — especially in an increasingly online, post-pandemic world — it’s an even more harsh experience for our children. This is especially true for...