Many soak up the long summer days spread across the warm sand, the sound of waves crashing on the shore filling their ears. Going to the beach on a warm summer day can provide hours of relaxation and fun with so much to do while enjoying the outdoors. One of the hardest things about going … Read more
Little Hellraisers? Get the hell out! Colored graffiti, animal cruelty, garden destruction and vandalism. These are just some of the child crimes committed by the niece and nephew of a woman with “gentle parents” who she eventually banned from her home. “Am I a pervert for telling my sister soft parenting is BS and kicking … Read more
Less screen time means less bad behavior. In just two weeks, parents can see significant improvements in their child’s mental health and behavior by reducing their children’s free screen time to just three hours per week, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Reducing children’s free screen time to just three hours … Read more
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday was an emotionally wrenching moment for America — including the nation’s children. Of course, children do not follow or fully understand the complex and often vicious circumstances that lead to such horrific events and the death of a volunteer fire chief in Butler, Pennsylvania. In … Read more
Children born with a common viral infection are nearly 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, a new study finds. Cytomegalovirus is part of the herpes virus family. It is spread through body fluids such as blood, saliva and urine, and is usually harmless in healthy people. About one-third of infected … Read more
Every parent knows – turn your back for a second and it’s anyone’s guess what kind of trouble the kids will be in. Mother-of-three Brianna Attias got a sharp reminder of the rule this week when her young daughter shockingly managed to get her ears pierced after being left unattended for just minutes. “I never … Read more
What’s in a name? A few hundred dollars if you’re an increasingly sought-after baby name consultant. Couples are no longer naming their precious offspring after loved ones, or casually flipping through books for inspiration. Instead, moms and dads who want to give their kids every edge they can in an increasingly competitive world are paying … Read more
For children who have been hospitalized, the experience can feel especially scary, filled with the unknown in an unfamiliar place. Thankfully, children’s hospitals have teams dedicated to making the experience as good as it can be for the child and their family. The experienced teams at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone are dedicated to … Read more
The best things in life are free. Lauryn Clare, who goes by @lauryn.elizabeth_ on Instagram, revealed a Starbucks hack to help parents spend less money at the global coffee giant. Lauryn Clare, 34, discovered a money-saving hack when ordering from Starbucks. Instagram / @lauryn.elizabeth_ “If you can’t afford Starbucks for two, order your little one … Read more
She is protecting her brave couple. Breasts that hang low — that wobble to and fro — just won’t cut it for the new mom who refuses to breastfeed her infant son for fear of sagging breasts. “The selfish reasons I didn’t breastfeed,” mom Rebecca Gallivan wrote in the closed caption of her viral TikTok … Read more