Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Ashley Tisdale is one busy mom of two. The actress, singer, and business owner — she launched Frenshe in 2020 — has a lot going on, but she seems to be handling it all just fine. Her older daughter, Jupiter, is 4, and her younger daughter, Emerson, will be 1 in the fall. So it made perfect sense, then, that she’s partnered with CoCoMelon for their potty training initiative. Scary Mommy got the chance to quickly catch up with the High School Musical star ahead of a potty training party — yes, you read that...
Whatever Happened To The Simple Family Vacations Of My Past
Justin Paget/Stone/Getty Images Somehow, another school year has come and gone. Even though it felt like this year would never end, it came—swiftly, and with it, the hustle and bustle of planning this summer vacation. Growing up in the 90s in a firmly middle-class home with a big family, annual vacations were never a guarantee. But apparently, these days, that’s changed. Before I had even decided whether or not vacation was something we could swing this year (yes, inflation and unpredictable world chaos got me too), the requests started pouring in from my tween and teen. And let me tell...
Threads Debates Which Bathroom Should A Dad Take His Daughter To
baona/E+/Getty Images What is it about children out and about with their parent that makes them need a bathroom at the most inopportune time possible. Eventually you learn to laugh about it: it is what it is. But sometimes situations are a little trickier that is typical. For example, when you’re with an “opposite gender” child, which bathroom do you use? And at what point do you let them head into a bathroom alone without you? Recently, Thread user @roxxiunique (we’ll call her Roxi) shared one such story that prompted debate in the comments… “I was washing my hands in...
In Defense Of A Feral Child Summer
portishead1/E+/Getty Images As a parent, I don’t have to tell you that many of us start preparing for our kids’ summer break in late winter. Signing up for camps, planning trips, and generally just thinking about how we’re going to keep these beloved little hobgoblins entertained for three months. There’s a level to which this can’t be helped for a lot of families: parents need to work and summer entertainment is also summer childcare. But recently, a Redditor on r/Parenting asked a question that is perhaps worth asking: “Does anyone else kinda let their kids do whatever?” “It’s summer break...