Netflix Anyone in the mood for a little comfort TV? I mean, aren’t we all at this point? Well, grab a cozy blanket, invite your besties over, and pour some margaritas — Sweet Magnolias Season 4 is on the way, with stars of the heartwarming Netflix series calling it the “best season yet.” Of course, that doesn’t mean there won’t be some turmoil in store for everyone’s favorite fictional trio. If the just-released trailer is any indication, lifelong best friends Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott), Helen (Heather Headley), and Maddie (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) will face a few serious trials when we...
How To Help A Kid Afraid Of Throwing Up
Elena Medoks/Moment/Getty Images I didn’t think there was anything worse than a puking kid, but a kid who needs to puke and is desperately trying not to? That might be the hardest parenting-a-sick-kid hurdle. You know they’re in pain, you know they don’t want to throw up, but you also know that there is nothing they can do — if their body wants to puke, it’s going to puke. And trying to keep a kid who’s afraid of throwing up calm enough to, you know, actually puke and get it over with is a lot. So, what do you do...
Kids' Birthday Party Hack: Do Cake At The Beginning
TikTok / @shaynex20 Never let anyone tell you planning a child’s birthday party isn’t stressful AF. I imagine it’s like planning a small-scale wedding, but instead of worrying about rude in-laws, you have to consider a bunch of food allergies and ways to minimize awkward small talk with someone whose name you should know, but is in your phone contacts as “Ben’s Mom.” One mom shared her hack to create the best possible order of ceremonies, and it might be simple, but trust me, it’s genius. “Any parents out there who are doing a child’s birthday party, I’m about to...
Single Parents Win Full Parental Leave In Spain
Daniel Llao Calvet/Moment/Getty Images As an American, looking at other countries’ parental leave policies feels a little bit like pressing your nose against the window of Bergdorf Goodman, fogging up the glass with longing as you know there’s absolutely no way you can have anything inside. But while the U.S. remains one of just seven countries in the world without a paid maternity leave policy, Spain just expanded access to full and fair leave for single parents. Spain’s parental leave policy has grown increasingly progressive since 2007, when the country established a two-week paternity leave. By 2020, it was extended...