Yulia Petrova/Moment/Getty Images Middle school is a rough period of time — for both kids and their parents. It’s not always the actual school part that’s the problem; it’s that this chunk of age, from 11ish to 14ish, can feel like a rollercoaster (and not in a great way). There’s so much blossoming independence along...
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Early Puberty Linked To Mental Health Risks, New Study Shows
Goodboy Picture Company/E+/Getty Images Ask any woman who was the first to get boobs in her class (*raises hand*) and she’ll probably tell you it doesn’t rank among her favorite life experiences. Precocious puberty, a.k.a. showing signs of puberty before 8 for girls and 9 for boys, is not a common condition, but it can...
Bob Odenkirk's Reflections On Fatherhood Are Making Us Emotional
YouTube Some things are just always a treat. Ice cream on a warm summer night. A long weekend. The first day of sweater weather. And some people are always a treat, including comedians Mike Birbiglia and Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk. So when the two got together on the former’s Working It Out podcast (another...
Can You “De-Pill” Your Kid? Experts Explain How To Talk To Teens About Misogyny Online
Sneksy/E+/Getty Images The manosphere, 80/20, Beckys, Stacys, Chads — there’s a lot of terminology involved in red-pill content, but it boils down to this: It’s an online world of misogynistic influencers promoting hypermasculinity to young boys and degrading women in just about every way you can think of. It’s not the way you’re raising your...



