skaman306/Moment/Getty Images A new lawsuit hoping to curtail abortion access seeks to return to more restrictive access of mifepristone, a drug used in abortions and in post-miscarriage care. Among its arguments? More abortions means a lower state population, and that hurts states. The suit specifically highlights lower birth rates for teenaged mothers between the ages...
Category: tweens & teens
I’m A Neat Freak. My Kids Clearly Aren’t. This Will Not End Well.
Chris Radburn – PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images I admit it, I’m a neat freak. Messes give me anxiety. I like my house to look nice. I prefer for everything to be in its place and put away. And when my kids were younger, it went beyond making them clean up their own messes. I wanted...
My Sixth Grader Has Entered His Group Chat Era, & I Hate It
Sally Anscombe/Photodisc/Getty Images I was putting groceries away in the kitchen while my 11-year-old son sat at the counter eating a snack, when I heard a “ping.” I suspected it was his Apple watch, but that was weird, since he only uses it to communicate with my husband and me when he’s out of the...
Texas Sues Doctor For Providing Gender Affirming Care To Kids
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News/Getty Images For the first time since implementing a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth last year, Texas is prosecuting a doctor for allegedly providing gender affirming care to 21 children. Despite such legislation going against the guidance of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Psychological Association (APA), and Endocrine...



