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New California Law Looks To Relieve Homework Stress For Students
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by on January 3, 2025January 3, 2025

New California Law Looks To Relieve Homework Stress For Students

Vilin Visuals/E+/Getty Images Maybe you’ve been boggled by the amount of homework your kindergartener has been assigned, or felt your high schooler’s pain as they trudge through an hour-long assignment for each of their 5 classes. Any parent who’s had to explain long division after 8 p.m. can attest to the fact that hours upon...

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Mom Wonders If Her 7-Year-Old's Rec Sports League Schedule Is Normal
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by on January 2, 2025January 2, 2025

Mom Wonders If Her 7-Year-Old's Rec Sports League Schedule Is Normal

@theflockingbennetts / TikTok It’s common knowledge that youth sports have taken a bit of a weird turn for kids today. Travel sports start younger. Practices are constant. Games schedules take over families’ entire autonomy. This also counts for school sports as kids get older. So, recreational sports leagues have always been known to be a...

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This High School Teacher Says Her Students Don't Read Anymore
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by on December 20, 2024December 20, 2024

This High School Teacher Says Her Students Don't Read Anymore

@stillateacher / TikTok Does your teen read for pleasure? Do they even read for school? One teacher says that her high school students are totally checked out from the wonderful world of books, noting that there are several different factors to blame for the drop off in kids enjoying the act of reading — especially...

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Therapist Says We Need To Switch Up The Messaging Our Boys Recieve
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by on December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

Therapist Says We Need To Switch Up The Messaging Our Boys Recieve

raisingboysandgirls / TikTok One licensed therapist and counselor on TikTok is doing the work to help educate and inform parents on how to raise a mentally healthier, more emotionally available son. On the account @raisingboysandgirls, licensed counselor and therapist, David Thomas, spoke about the messages boys receive and how we need to do the work...

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