TikTok Social worker and trauma specialist Maggie Nick (@maggiewithperspectacles) routinely posts about the pitfalls of raising (and being) a “good kid.” People pleasers, overachievers, kids who are always trying to manage other people’s emotions through achievement and overextending themselves — listen up. Nick offered a succinct but important message to parents of the good kids…...
TikTok When I told friends that my son was born via emergency c-section after more than 18 hours of hard labor, it didn’t take long for one of them to say the thing. Some of you already know what that is based on your own experiences. Others might have guessed. For those of you who...
TikTok As a parent, I almost don’t know which would be worse: finding out your child is being bullied or finding out that they are a bully. On the one hand, being bullied as a child can affect a person for the rest of their life. In extreme cases, bullying can even lead to self-harm...
bruceman/iStock Unreleased/Getty Images Every few months, it seems we get a new, semi-viral screed against children. Specifically, whether children belong in public spaces. It usually goes like this: someone gets annoyed by a crying baby or rambunctious toddler on a plane (a classic), grocery store, brewery, and, I kid you not, pumpkin patches. Recently, TikTok...