RichLegg/E+/Getty Images Staying calm, cool and collected is not always the easiest feat when raising kids. If you’ve ever felt like screaming and ripping your hair out, you’re not alone. But, science proves that keeping it together is worth it. A new study has shown that harsh parenting, particularly during the preschool years, can have widespread effects on a child’s brain. The University of Michigan study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, looked into whether there are certain “sensitive periods” of parenting during childhood, which could affect brain development during adolescence, and consequently, adult mental health. "Understanding these sensitive periods can inform...
Danielle Fishel Opens Up About Talking To Her Kids About Cancer
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Courtesy of Danielle Fishel As a millennial, I grew up watching Danielle Fishel star as everyone’s favorite girl next door in ABC’s Boy Meets World. My friends and I all felt like Topanga was one of us — that she was someone who you could actually sit in your room and flip through Delia’s catalogs with or talk to about your latest crush. And honestly, I think it’s that same reliability we all still love so much about Fishel. So, after she shared that she was diagnosed with breast cancer at a routine mammogram, it felt like...
Teacher Tells Mom They Don't Have Time To Teach Her Child To Tie Shoes
TikTok / @fitpeanut There’s a lot of learning going on in the elementary years. It can be totally overwhelming to teach a child how to, well, live. Thankfully, we have teachers to help us out with a lot of it — but, one teacher on TikTok argues that certain things are simply parent’s responsibilities. Former teacher @fitpeanut shared a screenshot from a video a mom posted on the platform, showing her controversial request. In the screenshot, the mom wrote a note to her child’s teacher in his agenda, asking, “Can y’all please help him tie his shoes. I don’t want...
TikTok Creator Has A Theory About '90s Baby Names & It Tracks
Virginia Star/Moment/Getty Images One of the first things a lot of us do when we find out we’re going to have a baby is start thinking of names. Some of us (a-hem, no names) get so excited we plan years ahead of the fact because we have so many ideas. But it is a simple fact of life that no matter how thoughtfully we approach this important task, there will come a time when the names we choose become dated. My name for example, Jamie, reached a zenith of popularity among baby girls between the 1970s and 1980s before gradually...