— Images By Tang Ming Tung/DigitalVision/Getty Images Whomst among us has not, at some point, submitted to the siren song of Target? The Dollar Spot, the cute clothes, the home decor, the in-store Starbucks where we reward ourselves with a little treat: it’s all calling to us. And apparently, for some, the urge to make a Target run starts early and rages strong. Take, for example, the 8-year-old in Ohio who recently drove herself to wander the aisles of our favorite retail therapy location. Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC shared the news that a girl from Bedford, Ohio was reported missing,...
Target Circle Week Is Coming Back
— Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group/Getty Images For those looking to get a head start on their holiday shopping, do not sleep on Target Circle Week. And if you think we’re jumping the gun, there are officially 100 days until Christmas and Hanukkah, people! It’s time to get going! The retailer’s seasonal shopping event, Target Circle Week, returns Oct. 6-12 with what Target says will be “its largest holiday assortment ever” with 50% more new items than last year, including thousands of stocking stuffers under $5, Wondershop holiday items at $10 or less, toys under $20 and more, the retailer says....
Schools Are Banning Phones. Here's What Parents & Teachers Think About That.
It’s no secret that everyone is worried about kids and phones, from concerned parents to frustrated school administrators to kids themselves and even the U.S. Surgeon General. Which is perhaps why more and more states across the country are implementing a cell phone (and smartwatch) ban for the classroom this year. To date, 11 states have imposed restrictions on cell phones in classrooms and on campus, with more states like California and New York looking into adding their own bans this year. But it doesn’t stop there — countries across the world have jumped on a similar train, attempting to...
What The Hell Am I Supposed To Do Now That My Kids Are Grown?
— Kelvin Murray/Photodisc/Getty Images When you’re in the trenches with young kids, it feels like it will never end. There is no end in sight, and any kind of a break seems so far off it’s better to not even think about what you’d do with any spare time. Well, I’m here to tell you that the old saying is true, it does go fast. Yes, I used to roll my eyes when people said that stuff to me, too. It’s still true. But here’s the thing that I’ve realized now that my kids are older and living their own...