recep-bg/E+/Getty Images Baby names’ popularity rises and falls, but there are usually a few dominant categories at any given time. In recent years, classic, timeless names like Henry and Charlotte have topped the charts, and cool baby names are now climbing up the ranks, too. As it turns out, last-name baby names are having a moment, and depending on exactly what you want in a name, you could find the perfect fit for your baby. Occupational surnames have been popular names for years. In centuries past, people and families were identified by their occupations, and they turned into what we...
Stranger Danger Makes Kids Less Safe
TikTok As parents, we want nothing more than to keep our children safe and sheltered from anyone who could bring them harm. But TikTok creator Jon Fogel wants parents to think about how we talk about this issue with our kids, especially when it comes to how we encourage them to move through the world and interact with other people. Because it turns out something a lot of us have taken for granted is actually doing our children a disservice. “Stranger Danger,” he asserts in a recent video, “makes kids unsafe.” “Fact #1: your kid is most likely to be...
PSA: There’s A Brand-New One-Hour 'Unicorn Academy' Special On Netflix
Spin Master Did you know that April 9 is National Unicorn Day? It’s true. As if that fact alone were fun enough, there’s something pretty exciting happening in honor of this magical “holiday” that your little unicorn enthusiast is going to flip over: a brand new one-hour special episode of the popular fantasy-adventure franchise Unicorn Academy will drop on Netflix. And Scary Mommy has an exclusive clip from the whimsically titled Legendary Summer to get your whole fam excited. It’s actually the first of two Unicorn Academy specials that will debut in 2025 courtesy of leading children’s entertainment company Spin...
Is There a Right Way to Tell Your Kids You’re Getting Divorced?
RgStudio/E+/Getty Images My husband and I had decided to divorce. That was hard enough. But what came next was even more difficult: telling the kids. We took on the task like soldiers preparing for battle. We sought out an expert to tell us what we knew we didn’t know. A family therapist helped guide our approach and armed us with carefully chosen words. We practiced that script—in drill after drill until we could recite it all in sync. We rallied our allies, readying close friends and family so they could provide support in the aftermath. We chose a Friday night...