Work Hard Dad Hard / TikTok My husband and I always joke about how our daughter’s behavior totally switches depending on who she is hanging out with. Sometimes, she’s a perfect angel — amicable, go-with-the-flow, sweet, and funny. Then other times, she’s channeling her inner Rhoda Penmark (Google it!). One dad noticed that his son...
@family_from_ukraine / TikTok I have done my fair share of griping about how many spirit days (or spirit weeks!) my kid’s school implements during the year. It can be a lot! One week, she had to wear a different color every single day which led me to discover that my daughter had never worn orange...
Meaghan O’Connell I got a harsh wake-up call the day that my then-kindergartener brought her box of valentines home from school. I had sent her in with simple construction hearts that she cut herself with safety scissors the night before — and then carefully wrote out the name of each kid. They sure didn’t look...
NurPhoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images We all want our kids to grow up with a sturdy sense of independence, making healthy, thought-out decisions on their own once they leave the nest, but it can be hard to know how to help kids develop those kinds of instincts. It’s even harder for us to let go of the reins...