skynesher/E+/Getty Images Parents of children with disabilities may be familiar with “a 504” as a plan made with their child’s school to accommodate their child’s health and learning. For example, a child with ADHD/ADD may be given movement breaks to help them focus, or extra time on a test. Children with allergies can rest easier knowing that their teacher has been instructed on how to identify and emergently treat an allergic reaction. But these accommodations, and many beyond schools, are being threatened by Texas v. Becerra, a lawsuit brought by 17 states that seeks to eliminate this 52-year-old law. What...
Should You Be Using Red Light Therapy… On Your Vagina? A Doctor Weighs In
Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images Some things get better with age, like that special bottle of wine you got on your honeymoon or a cast iron pan after it’s been well-seasoned. Your vagina does not. Sad but true. As women age, our vagina loses a bit of its *luster* so to say. Ever pee a little when you sneeze or go for a run? Find a few skid marks in your undies (gross, but true)? Have to hit the restroom way more often than you used to? Feel like sex is a bit uncomfortable or painful? Think your vagina feels like the...
Don't Say This One Thing When Your Kid Asks About Sex
TikTok / @thekathleenhema “Mom, what does 69 mean?” As your kids grow up, it is of the utmost importance to have a response locked and loaded, because you will be asked that question (or one similar to it), and you do not want to be caught off guard. Conversations with your kid about sex can be majorly awkward, and you might find yourself pulling a classic trick from the ol’ parenting handbook: give a mostly-PG half answer (“It’s a sex position”) and then follow up with, “Do you want to know more?” On paper, this method seems like a win-win,...
Watch This Illinois School Announce A Snow Day In The Most Pure Way
St. Joseph Grade School / Facebook There is truly no joy like Snow Day Joy. I remember waking up super early, running downstairs in my PJs to turn on the local news. I’d sit with my nose to the screen, following the ticker at the bottom to see if my school district would be marked for no school. When the words “CLOSED” come up, I would squeal with joy. One school in Manhattan, Illinois, felt the same wonder when an impending snowstorm was forecasted for the next day. So, to make a preemptive strike, St. Joseph Grade School decided to...