franckreporter/E+/Getty Images Society’s view on body image has come a long way since we were little girls. From brands diversifying their model pool to intentionally publishing photoshoots and marketing materials without any body editing, our young girls are seeing a different standard of body confidence. But body image issues still linger, and according to research released today by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), we might not be able to blame it all on society — it looks like the call is coming from inside the house. In partnership with Flamingo, a body care brand, GSUSA has launched a new...
Researchers Sound Alarm On Immigration Policy's Effect On Kids' Mental Health
Mario Arango/E+/Getty Images Every now and then, there’s a study done whose results are so obvious some may wonder “Why did we need someone to take the time to research something we already know?” But the truth is, as intuitive as something may be, we don’t officially know until we look into it. As such, researchers from the School of Medicine at University of California Riverside recently looked into the effect of U.S. immigration policy and practice on the mental health of children. Their work, published in Psychiatric News in July, found children who have been separated from their parents,...
Emma Raducanu Faced Off Against Sabalenka & Crying Baby At Cincinnati Open
Robert Prange/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images As parents, we hear a lot about where we should and shouldn’t be bringing our children. Airplanes. Movies. Breweries. Restaurants. There seems to be a subset of the population who believes children should be kept in isolated caves in the middle of the woods until they’re old enough to rent a car, at which point they should be a fully-functioning, well-adjusted member of society. But now the “should that baby be here” discourse has offered a new scenario to debate: tennis matches. On Monday, champions Aryna Sablenka and Emma Raducanu faced off in a lengthy...
A Mom Cried Over Her Son's Bare Classroom. A Teacher Responded.
TikTok/@misspmatters Almost every parent remembers when they take their five-year-old to their first Meet The Teacher event before Kindergarten begins. And usually, it’s an exciting event for everyone, including parents, kids, and teachers. But this week, one mom on TikTok was not thrilled at all. In fact, she came home crying. “This is your sign that if you are just home from your kid’s Meet The Teacher, and you are underwhelmed and not excited like you were a few days ago, you are not alone,” she says while crying in her now-deleted video. “All I wanted was like a fun...