TikTok I was recently scrolling through TikTok, as one does, when I paused on a video from a mom in Long Island. “OK, two words for you,” says creator Melinda Long (@mommylong8). “Bed. Parties.” “If you don’t know what they are, I am in the thick of it.” So, what is a bed party? “High...
Marco VDM/E+/Getty Images In recent years, politicians and activists have increasingly set their sights on libraries. While some have sought to strengthen these community institutions, more still have attempted to reign in what they see as access to troubling materials, particularly as it pertains to children. Last week, for example, South Dakota passed House Bill...
Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty Images A Chicago-area charter school network informed parents that an adult was detained by federal immigration officials (ICE) outside a school building when dropping children off for class this week. WGN News has reported that the adult was, in fact, a father from the school. In the communication sent to parents, Acero officials said...
TikTok Packing a kid’s lunch is one of the daily chores that has become so routine many parents can basically do it on auto-pilot. Children are often creatures of habit, so the order rarely changes (at least until one day they randomly decide they hate something after eating it every day for seven years without...