Is Travel Good For Kids?
Sharing is caring! We know travel is good for us, but what about the kids. A life on the road without school, without stability and most importantly…without friends, why would anyone ...
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The Trevor Project Finds LGBTQ+ Youth At Higher Risk Of Economic Insecurity
Last year, The Trevor Project — a non-profit focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth — surveyed 18,663 LGBTQ+ people between ...
Uncles Do Not Get The Credit They Deserve, & It’s A Damn Shame
I have an awesome uncle. He might actually be the coolest uncle. That’s not bragging; it’s empirical. He’s an incredible polymath — a real Renaissance man. Honestly, I’ve yet to find something ...
New Study Finds Maternal Affection Sets Children Up For Success As Adults
When it comes to psychological study, there are a lot of things we probably “know” instinctively, but it still helps to have hard data to back it up. For example, we probably can all guess “kids ...
New Grandma On TikTok Offers The Perfect Advice To MILs Everywhere
The stereotype of the meddling, malicious mother-in-law dates back centuries — arguably to ancient Rome. A mainstay of sitcoms and dramas alike, she is a calculating and/or hysterical figure who ...
Head Start Programs Shutter Due To Stalled Funding, Next Year Could Be Worse
Trump’s first 100 days of his second term have been marked in large part by huge, sweeping budget cuts to federal programs. Associated Press (AP) reports such funding to Head Start programs across ...
The Pre-Puberty Moodiness No One Warned Us About
How many times have you had a difficult moment with your six to eight year old where you’ve thought to yourself “Oh boy: there’s a preview of the next 10 years...”? Sometimes these mood swings, ...
An Autistic Mom Responds to RFK Jr.
As an autistic adult, I’ve watched Robert F. Kennedy Jr. make outrageous claims for years. But this time, this week, it hits closer to home. On Wednesday, Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human ...
Here’s Some Advice On What To Do With Your Parents’ Advice
No matter how old we are, our parents’ opinions hold tremendous sway in how we navigate the world, whether in seeking their approval or rebelling against it. If your parents’ opinions don’t have ...
The Hottest Gift For Mother’s Day Is A Dumpster
People are all too quick to tell you how hard motherhood is. They tell you you’ll never sleep. That your house will never be clean again. About the Terrible Twos and Threenagers, but also “little ...
How Makeup Can Help Our Sons, Even When It’s Just A Phase
Over the past decade or so, the phrase “Boys will be boys” has finally gotten the reckoning it’s always deserved. No, boys will not be unaccountable little hobgoblins who let other people deal ...
New Study Finds Only Children Are Thriving, Actually
Anyone who’s ever had one child has heard it. Sometimes it’s years after welcoming your little one, other times it’s within before you’ve even pushed out your placenta. The question “Are you going ...
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