TikTok They don’t call them “terrible twos” or “threenagers” for nothing. Toddlers are amazing little creatures. All of a sudden that sweet little lump of a baby is walking, talking, and becoming a fully-fledged person right before your eyes. But talking can mean arguing. Walking can mean running away from you in the grocery store....
skynesher/E+/Getty Images When I was growing up, family dinners were extremely important. Every night, my dad got home from work by seven and my mom had a home-cooked meal ready to go. That’s not to say there weren’t nights when, say, a play rehearsal kept me away, or my brothers skipped because they were at...
Gilbert Laurie/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images Since 2020, firearms have been the leading cause of death for children in the United States, surpassing accidents (including car accidents), illness, suffocation, and drowning. And now a new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics sheds light on how to improve that grim statistic. Plainly put: stricter gun laws appear to...
Daniel Lee/Moment/Getty Images When friends ask me what having a baby is like, I’m sure to keep it positive — having kids is one of the best things I’ve ever done, but I’m also blunt — “It’s like getting punched in the face out of an airplane,” I tell them. “And then when you land...