TikTok Every Saturday, there’s at least several dozen protesters with signs gathered on my town’s central thoroughfare. It’s smack-dab in the middle of our town, just about everyone has had a chance to read their signs and hear their chants. My kids are older, and pretty politically aware, but not all kids are at the...
D-Keine/E+/Getty Images It’s summer, school is out, and for a lot of kids and parents that means battles about screen time. As caregivers, we worry about our kids spending too much time playing video games or slurping up brainrot on YouTube.But a new study, published last week in JAMA, sheds new light on the nuances...
NickyLloyd/E+/Getty Images I’ve heard a lot of bullsh*t as a mom to three girls. “Oh, your poor husband! He’s going to have to build himself a man cave.” “Bless you when they all hit puberty; you’ll be in for it.” “Better start saving for those weddings now.” I know people think they’re being funny, but...
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