South_agency/Getty Images People are innately curious, so we tend to gravitate toward any sort of test or label that might help us better understand ourselves. It’s why we read our horoscopes (even if we don’t entirely believe in astrology). Or why we flood the comment sections of TikTok videos about behavioral traits tied to things like our cars (Are you a gray SUV mom? What does the messiness of your minivan say about you?). And then there are the classic personality types, with type A and type B getting the most attention. Type Cs exist too, though, and wrapping up...
Singapore's New Health Guidelines Ban All "Background Screen Time" For Kids Under 18 Months
Yue_/E+/Getty Images It’s always interesting to see how different cultures around the world approach different aspects of child-rearing — and that’s certainly true of how different countries deal with the hot topic of screen time and kids. Last week, for example, Singapore — the Southeast Asian city-state known for its strict rules and regulations — released new guidelines for screen time and children, and some of the new suggestions are strict, but based on science. The biggest screen time change that Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) now recommends is a complete ban on “background screen time” for kids 18 months...
Mom Cannot Believe Parents Solicit Last-Minute Babysitters On Facebook
@jilli_7 / TikTok One mom shared her bewilderment that some parents post on the internet, specifically Facebook and Facebook Groups, asking for last-minute babysitters. She wonders if she’s in the minority in finding this type of choice strange. Does everyone not vet every single person who comes in contact with their kids? Jillian, @jilli_7 on TikTok, posted a video on her page, asking others if they were as weirded out by this as she was. “How wild is it that there are people that literally post on Facebook groups, asking if anybody has a babysitter for tonight? Like, ‘I need...
What is FAFO Parenting? The Parenting Style Explained
hey.im.janelle / TikTok Several different parenting styles have made the rounds recently — gentle parenting, helicopter parenting, and co-pilot parenting to just name a few. Each family molds and mends their version of one of these to fit their family and their children’s individual needs. Still, there’s one parenting style called “FAFO Parenting” that surfaced recently — and many parents are saying that it actually makes a lot of sense. What is FAFO parenting? FAFO parenting — which stands for “f*ck around and find out parenting” — is the act of having your kids experience the natural consequences of their...