TikTok / @codependencykate Nobody knows exactly what buttons to press like your teenager. It’s a talent, really. They somehow always know the exact thing to say to get under your skin, and they do not hold back. Kate Gray, aka Codependency Kate, a licensed marriage and family therapist, says that teenagers’ disrespectful — and sometimes even shocking — behavior is a result of not knowing how to express difficult emotions in the moment — but, it can also be an opportunity for parents to meet their teen where they’re at. Gray explained that, in her experience providing teens with therapy,...
Study: Children Exposed To Brain-Harming Chemicals From Mattresses
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Photodisc/Getty Images Babies’ and children’s mattresses and bedding release toxic chemicals and flame retardants linked to developmental and hormonal disorders, according to two new studies. “We measured chemicals in the air of 25 children’s bedrooms between the ages of 6 months and 4 years and found worrisome levels of more than two dozen phthalates, flame retardants and UV filters,” senior study author Miriam Diamond, a professor in the Earth Sciences Department at the University of Toronto, told CNN. The study, published this week in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, found higher concentrations of the chemicals...
HBO's 'Harry Potter' TV Series Has Revealed Its Dumbledore, Hagrid & More
Getty We’ve known that HBO would be making a new Harry Potter series since April 2023, and as we get closer and closer to the start of filming, we’re starting to get all the details we’ve been waiting for. Just this week, HBO finally announced some of the actors who have been cast in the Harry Potter reboot, shedding a little light on their decision-making process as well. On Monday, April 14, HBO confirmed six cast members and who they’ll be playing in the upcoming series: John Lithgow as Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, professor...
Mom Praised For Not Putting Shorts Under Her Daughter's Dress
Malcolm MacGregor/Moment/Getty Images My daughter loves wearing dresses. The twirlier the better, she says. We probably have enough dresses that she could wear a different one every day of the year and never repeat. They’re comfy and cute, so my husband and I never protest her desire to wear a dress. That being said, we live in the Midwest, so in the winter, she has to wear leggings under her dresses to stay warm. In the summer, she wears biker shorts. It’s not for modesty, but instead, comfort. Have you ever tried going down a park slide in a dress...