Michael H/Getty Images Before your child started school, you probably tried to remain realistic about their behavior and performance. You accepted that they wouldn’t always be a perfect angel — that you were destined to get a few calls from school or notes in your little one’s cubby about errant meltdowns. And if you thought...
TikTok/@thesam_show For many parents, catching a matinee showing of an animated Disney movie is a safe space for kids and normal kid behavior. It’s a cartoon, it’s marketed to kids, and it’s during a time when kids are out — adults can go see the later showings if they want total peace and quiet. But...
TikTok / @myemtv All right, team. We’ve got some big games coming up (holiday parties) and the opposing team (our beloved family) is not about to go easy on us. You know that well-meaning, but totally irritating, habit your family members have of trying to help parent your kids, but they actually are doing the...
@leah_mogfordxx / TikTok There’s constantly a debate about how many presents parents should get for their kids around the holidays. What is an “appropriate” amount of gifts? I know some of my friends get their kids around five presents: something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read. They typically add...