@livirae / TikTok We’ve talked about the manosphere. We’ve broken down red pill content and red pill online influencers to make sure you know about it so you can shut that sh*t down if your son is interested in that content. We’ve tried to give parents all the right tools and knowledge to help their young boys avoid being dragged into the scary, misogynistic side of the internet. Unfortunately, new data shows that this right-wing content, aimed at making young men (and young women!) go against any sort of progressive notions of gender equality, is stronger than any of us...
This Dad Has An Easy Way To Help Kids Be More Adaptable & Patient
growth mindset parenting / tiktok One dad on TikTok has an important message for parents: if you want them to be amenable, patient, and flexible, you need to let them be uncomfortable for a moment or two. One simple way to help? Stop skipping songs they don’t like in the car. That’s right! Make them listen to *NSYNC, Blink-182, or any song off Now That’s What I Call Music Vol. 7 (They all went downhill after that, let’s be real). “Stop letting your kid change the song in the car,” TikTok user @growthmindsetparenting says in his video. “This has been...
19 Out-Of-This-World Astrotourism Trips To Share With Your Space-Obsessed Kid
I don’t know if it was because my kids grew up watching shows like Miles from Tomorrowland and Little Einsteins (“We’re going on a trip in our favorite rocket ship!”), but they’ve been obsessed with outer space from an early age. My son has long been able to rattle off astronaut names just as fast as he can Pokémon characters. In fact, it seems like a relatively universal (heh) thing that kids go through, this fascination with the final frontier. And while most of us won’t ever actually visit space with our kids, there are fortunately some stellar travel destinations...
“Hearing My Kids Laugh Is The Greatest Sound I’ll Ever Know” & 14 Other Wholesome Mom Confessions
d3sign/Moment/Getty Images The number of things moms are juggling in their brains every day is unreal. And sometimes, the things we can’t stop thinking about are the things we also can’t really share out loud. Not because they’re always super bad or anything, but sometimes it’s just too much for people to hear. Too out-there, too inner-monologue, too cringe. For a lot of us moms, we’re holding in some incredibly wholesome thoughts that we know better than to shout out. Because being happy and finding joy in something? It’s not always seen as a positive. Others will accuse you of...