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...
Category: toddlers & preschoolers
A Teacher Begs Parents To Teach Kids The Basics Before Starting School
TikTok / @dutchdeccc Preschool parents, put away those flashcards. As your child enters their first years of school, you might be trying your best to make sure they’re ahead of the curve. Look, there’s nothing wrong with a little bit of AP course work. But, before you get to more advanced content, a teacher has...
Girls Aren't Mean: We're Not Giving Them The Right Communication Tools
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...
So Your Kid Has A Gross Rash Around Their Mouth. What Do You Do?
Freemixer/Getty Images At some point in 2021, my kid developed a stubborn rash — a bright red, perfectly round circle around her mouth. She was wearing a mask to school at the time, and she’d developed a habit of licking around her mouth underneath it. The doctor confirmed it wasn’t impetigo. It wasn’t really bothering...



