Fly View Productions/E+/Getty Images When it comes to parenting older kids, little strikes fear into the hearts of thoughtful parents more than the subject of smartphones. You hear so many horrible things about screen use in general and cell phones in particular, but at the same time it’s getting harder and harder to go through...
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21 Fail-Proof Ways to Help Your Sick Kid Sleep
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images When your kid gets sick, you’ve got a problem. And when that sickness stops them from getting good quality sleep? You’ve got two. Unfortunately, kids can have trouble sleeping while sick for a variety of reasons. “Anything you can do to help your child feel more comfortable will make a big...
Sense of Humor or Coping Mechanism: TikTok Dives Into "Familial Curmudgeonitis"
TikTok “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Honestly, the truth in the opening lines of Anna Karenina never cease to ring true to me. The dynamics in place and perpetuated by families were often set into motions generations earlier and the unhappy ones have the unenviable task...
How Makeup Can Help Our Sons, Even When It’s Just A Phase
TikTok Over the past decade or so, the phrase “Boys will be boys” has finally gotten the reckoning it’s always deserved. No, boys will not be unaccountable little hobgoblins who let other people deal with the consequences of their actions. Boys will be respectful and compassionate humans. But maybe it’s time we took yet another...