In the absence of a nanny, daycare or summer camp, here's what we — and other families — do to get by before school starts.
Some parents now give their elementary school-age children one. Experts say it can be a powerful tool to teach financial responsibility if they're ready for it.
Remember the viral 2013 photo of the “Fit Mom” who posted a picture of her toned body surrounded by her three young sons with the caption “What’s your excuse?” At the time, Maria Kang was accused of fat-shaming and putting unnecessary pressure on busy mothers.
Six years later, Kang is apologizing for “unconsciously normalizing an unnatural body standard” over the years — and she also revealed she recently removed her longtime breast implants after dealing with years of side effects.
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Parents of trans kids should rely on the American Academy of Pediatrics for advice, rather than a man who recites celebrity gossip off a teleprompter.
For moms, it’s tough to find time to work and exercise. But for Anna Kaiser, founder of dance-based fitness franchise AKT, there’s very little leeway. Kaiser has to stay in top shape while raising her 2-year-old son Brooks, managing several studio locations and serving as personal trainer to celebrities including actress Sarah Jessica Parker, model Karlie Kloss and singer Shakira.
Actor and television personality Mario Lopez is facing backlash for saying it’s “dangerous” for parents to support children who identify as transgender.
The father of three and co-host of the entertainment news program "Extra" made the comments during a June appearance on “The Candace Owens Show,” a PragerU YouTube series, but his comments only recently attracted attention on social media.
Know Your Value spoke with three dads who were among the first to accept generous parental leave benefits from their companies to see how they, their families and co-workers reacted to the experience.
When Darcy Lockman, author of “All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership” became a parent, she had a burning question that continued to nag her throughout her early years of motherhood: “Why are we still living this way?” Lockman was referring to the challenge of maintaining an equal partnership when raising children—a nearly impossible balancing act that many families face when both spouses work outside the home.
“We’re missing out on critical voices in government,” says Liuba Grechen Shirley, who started the PAC. “I want to make running for office as a mom a norm, not the exception.”
Working Mother's Subha Barry: Top tips for taking care of aging parents
"Supporting employees with resources, job flexibility and time off is what workers need to thrive during challenging times for their families," Subha Barry says.
A lesbian couple said their daughter was denied admission to a Christian day care because of her parents’ sexuality.
Brittney Ready and her wife, Stacey, received a call Thursday stating that Parkview Christian Academy in Waco, Texas, had an opening for their youngest child, Callie, after months on a waiting list.
"After more than six hours of searching on foot, a deputy heard the faint cry of a baby. He followed the sound and found the baby alive, face down, buried under a pile of sticks and debris." https://nbcnews.to/2KJM4dK
The toy retailer is shuttering all of its remaining locations across the U.S. on Friday, marking the end of a chain known to generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores, brightly colored logo and beloved mascot, Geoffrey the giraffe.
Can parents’ efforts to protect their children actually hurt them? At The Yard, an adventure playground on Governors Island in New York Harbor, children are given free rein to play with saws, hammers and nails at a junkyard.
The Yard is one result of a growing call to expose kids to more risk, which has proven to build resistance.
A recent study published in the journal of Developmental Psychology found that helicopter parents — those who hover over their children — can diminish their children’s ability to regulate emotions and behavior.
Backlash against overprotective parenting has spurred some parents, psychology experts and lawmakers to call for a return to a more laid-back style of child-rearing, with less parental involvement and more autonomy for kids.
“From an evolutionary perspective, it’s very important to allow children to take risks,” says a the psychology research professor. “This is how children learn that they can fail and get back up, or even get hurt and survive and thrive after that.”
A new video game called “Active Shooter” encourages players to open fire inside classrooms and auditoriums as a heavy metal soundtrack thumps in the background.
It’s set to be released on June 6, but a Change.org petition is calling for it to be canceled.
The game is being marketed days after the 23rd U.S. school shooting of 2018, and amid another round of the emotionally charged debate over guns in America.
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Moms who feel guilty about going back to work can give themselves a break. A new study suggests their kids may do better in kindergarten.
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Those friendly, fuzzy Muppets from “Sesame Street” have helped kids open up about all sorts of serious subjects, from hunger and divorce to military deployment.
But they’re now tackling a much more unexpected issue: incarceration.
Source: today.com