Isabel Pavia/Getty Images If you’re preparing for your little one to get their first period, you might unexpectedly uncover some deep-seated, menstrual-related trauma that had long been buried in the crevices of your brain. For me, it was starting my period at 10, way before any of my friends, when I barely knew what a...
Getty/Reddit Let’s be clear: We love our kids. We are honored to be parents, we would take a bullet for our offspring, and the best day of our life was the day they entered the universe. And now that that’s out of the way, let’s add: Being a parent can be rough. As in, parenting...
Scary Mommy Big news: you’re going to Disney World! Mom and Dad are excited, your youngest is thrilled, but your tween or teen… well, not so much. Maybe Disney World seems too little-kid-ish, or maybe they’re in a phase where spending time with the family feels like a prison sentence. Either way, their reaction to...
TikTok As a parent, there’s little that’s harder than helping your child deal with a bully. For one, your natural instincts might be to go into Mama Bear mode, but releasing your ire onto a small child is ill-advised and frowned upon. For another, a lot of us still don’t quite know how to handle...