— South_agency/E+/Getty Images I have to get something off my chest: I hate throwing birthday parties for my kids. Every aspect of throwing one gives me anxiety. It’s all just too much. There are so many little things to consider and I tend to spiral over all of the details. And then, of course, there’s...
— A&J Fotos/E+/Getty Images I have neurodivergent kids. I am no stranger to meltdowns. I have been navigating these emotionally intense responses in my daughters for years, and I’ve worked hard to learn their triggers so that I can jump into action before a meltdown ever occurs. But I can only control so much. And...
— Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Recently, Ashton Kutcher stirred up some controversy when he admitted — during an episode of the podcast Throwbacks — that he and his wife Mila Kunis parent their children, daughter, Wyatt, now 9, and son, Dimitri, now 7, differently. He largely implied that the distinct approaches to each child leaned...
— Anchiy/E+/Getty Images I moved a lot as a kid. My dad worked in pulp paper mills in the 80s and 90s — not a great time for the industry — so we moved six times, chasing jobs. We spent at most four years in a town, which was long enough to feel settled but...