TikTok For as long as there have been children, parents have had the unenviable task of disciplining them. You have to do it: if you don’t they’re going to grow up to be entitled little monsters. That said, there’s no one way to do it and for many people, their solution has been spanking. But...
duncan1890/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images According to the Social Security Administration’s list of baby names, which goes back to the late 1800s, my son’s name — William — has ranked among the Top 20 that entire time. It does not stand alone, particularly among boy names. “James” has proven even more consistently popular. For girls, well, I’m...
Frazao Studio Latino/E+/Getty Images Growing up as a girl can be amazing: girlhood is full of joy and light and simple fun. Remember how we could entertain ourselves for hours playing clapping games? That’s a kind of magic we created. But girlhood can also be a minefield. From an early age, we’re taught to be...
TikTok It’s an adage I have heard my entire life, and you probably have, too: girls mature faster than boys. Innumerable anecdotes and even scientific studies point to what has, for many, become an immutable truth. But TikTok creator Julie Koontz (@julie__koontz) wants us to rethink why we think that, and presents a theory about...