Should You Talk To Your Kids' Friends About Politics? An Expert Answers

SolStock/E+/Getty Images My oldest daughter is 10, and she’s in that beautiful sweet spot of having a core group of best friends for about two years now. The four of them travel in a pack — going to school events together, planning sleepovers, doing class projects as a group — and my favorite thing is when all four of them are at our kitchen table, telling me about what happened in class that day or rating their favorite Taylor Swift songs. But at 10, they also talk a lot about the world around them. They are in that darling tween...

Michael Bublé Credits Daughter For Earning Cool Points With Snoop Dogg

NBC/NBCUniversal/Getty Images, ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images Crooner Michael Bublé shared one of the cutest stories ever told, revealing he credits his young daughter, Vida, for earning cool points with rapper Snoop Dogg. During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Bublé, 49, revealed that Vida was the bond that helped him connect with fellow The Voice coach, Snoop, 52. The “Home” singer recalled to Meyers: “When I went to go meet Snoop the first time, out of the blue [Vida] said, ‘Papi, are you going to sing with Snoop Dogg?’ I said, ‘Yeah, honey, how do you know Snoop Dogg?”...

Joshua Jackson Bought Back His Childhood Home For His Daughter

Variety/Variety/Getty Images Everyone’s favorite ‘90s/early ‘00s (and current) heartthrob, Joshua Jackson, revealed some heartwarming news during an Instagram Live interview with his former Dawson’s Creek co-star Sasha Alexander. The actor, 46, opened up about his relationship with his 4-year-old daughter, Juno Rose Diana, whom he shares with his ex-wife, actress Jodie Turner-Smith. Jackson shared that he recently repurchased his childhood home from the man who bought it from his parents, saying that he’s excited for his daughter to grow up there. “I bought this house for my daughter,” he said before revealing the bigger reason for the grand gesture. "Something...

Kids Growing Up Too Fast? Get A Dog.

bojanstory/E+/Getty Images We lost our 12-year-old golden retriever just a few months after my ex-husband moved out. It felt like life was kicking me while I was down; the whole year was just devastating. At the time, my kids were 13, 11, and 10. They wanted another dog right away, but I didn’t. Sure, I wanted a dog around, but I knew I didn’t have the bandwidth to train a puppy and start my life as a single mom. I was already navigating being the only adult in the house, and a dog would’ve been too much for me. We...