A moment that lives rent-free in my head was this time I went to the playground with my children when they were quite young — probably 5 and 3. They toddled off to do their thing and I sat down to catch up on Instagram for a bit. From somewhere a few yards away from me, I heard a scoff and turned to see an older woman talking to someone else. “It’s so sad,” she said, and it was clear she was being loud enough for me to hear her. “Parents today are so buried in their phones they’re missing...
AI Is Everywhere… Do We Really Want It As A Co-Parent?
bluecinema/E+/Getty Images Lilian Schmidt, a mom living in Switzerland, has made a name for herself across media (Good Morning America, Fast Company, The New York Post) singing the praises of ChatGPT. Specifically, she half-jokingly refers to the AI tool as a “third co-parent,” that she’s trained to be her personal parenting assistant. On TikTok, she offers tips on how to get the most out of the tool via prompts to help with organizing the household, meal planning, and even sleep training children. In months, she’s already amassed more than 20,000 followers… but do parents actually want to co-parent with artificial...
Overstimulation & Motherhood Go Hand-In-Hand. Here's How To Ease It.
ferrantraite/E+/Getty Images When did someone take life’s remote and turn the volume all the way up? Because my son’s list of questions, the dog licking her paws, and the random sportscaster yelling on the TV are all deafening sometimes. Ever since I had my son, it feels like my brain just cannot possibly take any more sensory input by the end of the day — everyone be quiet and no touchy the mama. If you also feel like overstimulation and motherhood go hand in hand, you aren’t alone. “This is a lived reality for so many women — especially mothers...
Dad Reminds Parents To Keep Things In Perspective… Literally
TikTok When I was a kid, I thought my mom was tall. Really tall. And while she was slightly above average, at her tallest she only really topped out at 5’6.” Turns out she wasn’t particularly towering: I was just a child. It’s the same way you’re so amazed when you go back to your elementary school. Was it always so tiny? It felt so much more expansive when you were 7. Recently, TikTok creator and parenting coach Gabriel aka The Indomitable Black Man gave parents a reminder about how our height might be affecting our parenting without us even...