AJ_Watt/E+/Getty Images School is back in session, which means extracurriculars are kicking back into high gear, too. Band, sports, theater, clubs — your kid has so many interests and passions, it’s hard to decide what to choose. But if you’re constantly out of the house, driving between school, practice, and home, it’s easy to start...
Category: tweens & teens
Did You Know Dads Can Accidentally Promote People Pleasing Behavior In Their Kids?.
Codependency Kate / TikTok A licensed family and marriage therapist, Kate Gray, wants to help dads do a little better because they might be (unintentionally) making their kids into people-pleasers. In her now-viral TikTok video, Gray shares how dads might accidentally instill certain pleasing behaviors in their kids and how to stop that in its...
The Emotional Whiplash Of Parenting A Tween
Maskot/Maskot/Getty Images Everyone warns you about the tween years; it’s true. Much like people giving you that all-knowing side-eye when you excitedly claim that your toddler is almost 3 and officially out of the “terrible twos” stage, mentioning that your child is about to become a tween is just asking for comments. People will tell...
This Mom's Back-To-School Reminder Will Actually Help Your Kid Open Up About Their Day
miodrag ignjatovic/E+/Getty Images On my daughter’s first day of school, I could not wait to pick her up. I wanted to hear all about her day. Who did she sit next to at lunch? Did she make any new friends? What was her classroom like? Does she like her teacher? I had a million questions...