Getty For parents managing food allergies, every day can feel like navigating a minefield. The persistent fear of an accidental exposure goes far beyond inconvenience — it’s a source of ongoing stress. The challenge isn’t just reading labels correctly; it’s birthday parties, sleepovers, everyday moments that seem simple but require an extra layer of care and consideration. A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll, Genentech, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals found that 93% of parents/caregivers¹ report experiencing feelings of fear and worry over their child’s food allergy. The survey, which aimed to better understand the experiences of 500 U.S. parents/legal guardians...
What To Do If Your Child Starts Pulling Their Hair Out When Stressed
veronka & cia/Moment/Getty Images Maybe you’re finding an abnormal amount of hair on your kid’s pillow lately, or you’ve noticed their eyelashes and eyebrows are looking sparse. That’s when you spot them at the dinner table, cramming for a quiz, pulling at their hair. If you Google anything like “child pulling hair out when stressed” or “child pulling out eyelashes,” it’s easy to see a bunch of mental health diagnoses pop up in the results and freak the f*ck out. But don’t panic, and don’t imagine your kid has plucked themselves bald six months from now. Experts say parents often...
'Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls' Is Almost 10 & We Need It Now More Than Ever
I had one daughter in 2016. She was 2, and wore her “Future President” shirt with me to the polls. I took a photo of her looking up at the sky right before I cast my vote for Hillary Clinton as president, and then I captioned the photo “hope personified.” I put her to bed, fully confident in our country, believing she’d wake up in an America that valued women. Instead, I cried all night. That was a real roller coaster of a year, full of dizzying hope and monumental letdowns. But in the grief of that year, there is...
Do You Have An "Ask Family" Or A "Guess Family"?
TikTok Being in a relationship can often be a great way to learn about yourself. Specifically, it can challenge your idea of normal. Like, the serving sizes of ice cream I give my children are wildly different from the ones my husband does and, ultimately, it comes down to what our mothers scooped up for us. For a lot of couples, ingrained communication styles can be another point of contradiction and, if they’re not careful, conflict. Jessie Stephens, one of the hosts of Mamamia Out Loud, recently reflected on this topic on the podcast’s TikTok account. Specifically about “Ask families”...