TikTok There’s a common theme I’ve seen among male/female parents in my years of parenting. A baby is born to an excited mom and an excited dad. Mom gets eight weeks of maternity leave (if she’s lucky) while dad gets two (if he’s lucky). Over the first few weeks of the little one’s life, mom is learning how to do everything because she’s the only person on hand to do anything. When dad gets home from work he’s there to help… but because he hasn’t had as much time to learn, mom is still taking over when things get tough...
How To Help Your Kid Through The Toughest Years Of Bullying
TikTok As a mom with one child leaving middle school and one about to start, I am very aware of what a complicated era this is in our children’s lives. Even outside of the context of other children, it’s a time of extraordinary change and transition — physically, mentally, emotionally, and more. Put a whole lot of people going through that in one school and, well: stuff happens, as they say. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, bullying tends to peak in middle school. Great news for kids leaving junior high, but less great for those about to enter....
Hey Dads: Go Buy Some Pads & Tampons With Your Son
TikTok Hey fellow Millennials: do y’all remember sex ed? Specifically, the sex ed we got around fifth grade, where the boys went to one room, the girls went to another, and we all learned about puberty. Well. Some of us learned about puberty as a general concept. The girls. A lot of the boys didn’t learn one damn thing about menstruation, leaving a lot of us girls to think it was something we had to keep to ourselves and, generally, be ashamed of. It sucked. But society is fighting back and we love to see it. TikTok user @OopsIDadItAgain0 —...
In Florida, Raw Milk Has Sickened 21 People, Here's What You Need To Know
SimonSkafar/E+/Getty Images If you’ve been on the internet for any amount of time over the past decade or so, then you’ve heard someone extol the virtues of raw milk. “It’s healthier!” they say “It’s great for your gut microbiome and helps with asthma and allergies!” “Pasturizing milk kills the nutrients!” And you’ve also probably seen people counter that claim by saying, actually, raw milk is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness. Recently the Florida Department of Health reported that 21 people, including six children under the age of 10, have been sickened by Campylobacter and Shiga toxin-producing...