TikTok / @baidaugh You’ve heard of the (dreaded) iPad kid. You probably know one, or a few. But, have you heard of the iPad family? A family where even Mom and Dad can’t seem to pull themselves away from the glow of a screen? One mom on TikTok, Bailey Daugh, shared her family’s screen collection on TikTok, and it seems like they might meet the qualifications of an iPad family. “We are a family of six, and we are raising a bunch of iPad kids,” Daugh said. “So I’m gonna go ahead and show you all of our electronic devices...
The Hottest Gift For Mother's Day Is A Dumpster
Monty Rakusen/DigitalVision/Getty Images People are all too quick to tell you how hard motherhood is. They tell you you’ll never sleep. That your house will never be clean again. About the Terrible Twos and Threenagers, but also “little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.” But one thing no one tells you is how overstimulating it can be. Between constantly being touched to the noise to all their stuff (they have so. much. stuff.) It’s easy to feel frazzled. And so I need you all to understand this as I share this incredible Mother’s Day PSA from TikTok user Rachel...
Here's Some Advice On What To Do With Your Parents' Advice
Instagram No matter how old we are, our parents’ opinions hold tremendous sway in how we navigate the world, whether in seeking their approval or rebelling against it. If your parents’ opinions don’t have power over you anymore it’s probably thanks to hours of hard work in therapy. But for most of us, we often hear their voices in the back of our heads — or over the phone — giving us advice at best or making us second guess our choices at worst. But comedians, romantic partners, and cohosts of the Happy Wife, Happy Life podcast, Kendahl Landreth and...
The CDC Says Autism Rates Reflect Better Diagnoses, RFK Disagrees
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images News/Getty Images | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images On April 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its findings on the prevalence of autism in the US in children between the ages of 4 and 8. Data was drawn from a monitoring network of 16 sites throughout the US and Puerto Rico. Among 8 year olds in 2022, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence was 32.2 per 1,000 children — one in 31 or approximately 3% —ranging from 9.7 in one of the two sites in Texas (Laredo) to 53.1 in California. This is up...