TikTok Social worker and trauma specialist Maggie Nick (@maggiewithperspectacles) routinely posts about the pitfalls of raising (and being) a “good kid.” People pleasers, overachievers, kids who are always trying to manage other people’s emotions through achievement and overextending themselves — listen up. Nick offered a succinct but important message to parents of the good kids…...
veronka & cia/Moment/Getty Images Maybe you’re finding an abnormal amount of hair on your kid’s pillow lately, or you’ve noticed their eyelashes and eyebrows are looking sparse. That’s when you spot them at the dinner table, cramming for a quiz, pulling at their hair. If you Google anything like “child pulling hair out when stressed”...
baona/E+/Getty Images There are few things in this world worse than a cranky, sleep-deprived teen — and it turns out that most teens are falling into this bucket. Nope, not just according to ever-suffering parents of teens — a report from the CDC has found that more than 3 in 4 high school students aren’t...
Sutthichai Supapornpasupad/Moment/Getty Images When parents receive the unwelcome news that their pregnancy is no longer viable, they’d probably rather be anywhere else other than a sterile, cold hospital room or doctor’s office. After my own losses, I remember putting my clothes back on, walking back to the waiting room (for more blood tests), and suddenly...