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FDA Moves To Ban Fluoride Supplements For Kids
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by on May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

FDA Moves To Ban Fluoride Supplements For Kids

ArtMarie/E+/Getty Images On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration — under the auspices of Robert Kennedy’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — issued a statement that the agency was initiating steps to remove ingestible fluoride supplements, though not fluoridated products like toothpaste or mouthwash, from the market. The move runs counter to recommendations...

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Ask Scary Mommy With Special Guest Tara Clark
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by on May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Ask Scary Mommy With Special Guest Tara Clark

Scary Mommy / Tara Clark Ask Scary Mommy is our weekly advice column wherein Scary Mommy editors and guest editors — fellow moms like you — will answer your burning questions. You can send all of your questions and conundrums about parenting, family, and relationships to askscarymommy@bdg.com (don’t worry — we’ll keep you anonymous!). Tara...

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Nanny Warns Of Common Summertime Foods That Present Choking Hazards
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by on May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

Nanny Warns Of Common Summertime Foods That Present Choking Hazards

Oscar Wong/Moment/Getty Images Summertime is hands down the most nostalgic time of year. Christmas puts up a good fight for winter, but at the end of the day, everything about summer makes us think about being a kid. Few are more nostalgic than all the foods we associate with this warm, balmy season. Ice cream...

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What Is 'Technoference?' How Parents' Screen Use Impacts Their Kids
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by on May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

What Is 'Technoference?' How Parents' Screen Use Impacts Their Kids

skynesher/E+/Getty Images The amount of time kids spend glued to a screen gets a lot of attention. But, it turns out that parent’s screen time might be an equal culprit in hindering children’s development, thanks to a phenomenon called “technoference.” You know those moments when your kid comes up to you, yapping away while you’re...

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