Olivia* is a mother of two-year-old quadruplets and has started taking them to swimming lessons several times a week. “This is their first year taking swim lessons and, at their age, lessons require one-on-one with the child/adult as well as an instructor to teach,” she explained to Reddit. So me, my husband and two of…
Summer is almost over – it’s the holidays. To ease you into the new school year, a pediatric neuropsychologist is sharing three things parents should keep in mind. Jennifer Katzenstein – director of psychology, neuropsychology and social work at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. – wants caregivers to think about getting…
When Gamze Evren was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer, she immediately made a brave decision: to hide it. The 53-year-old mother of two from Concord, NSW, kept her cancer a complete secret from both her two daughters and her mother for nearly two years. It was 18 months before she told her mom and…
Armageddon? Sixty percent of baby and toddler foods sold in the U.S. aren’t as nutritious as they may seem, according to a new study from the George Institute for Global Health. The Australia-based research group compared data on 651 commercial baby foods to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, finding that 70% did not meet protein…
A sign at a primary school revealing a list of words pupils are “forbidden” to use has caused an uproar online – with many parents finding it makes them “feel old”. A total of 11 phrases were named by an unidentified teacher as inappropriate for students to use during school hours on a sign posted…
A mother is feeling deep regret after confessing to her grown daughter the uninspiring inspiration behind her unusual name. “I feel like I made bad choices because I just told my daughter how we came up with the name and now she hates me,” says the woman on the Tragedigh Reddit thread. “When I was…
The US surgeon general issued a public health advisory on Wednesday about the impact of modern stressors on parents’ mental health, calling on government, businesses and community organizations to increase resources to provide them with more support . The advisory issued by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who has previously used the format to address the…
Seven out of 10 parents admit to feeling guilty that their child is not drinking enough water. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 parents of children ages five to 12, evenly divided by US region. The results revealed that more than a third (36%) of parents find it difficult to keep their children hydrated…
A father who will rant to his friends about how his wife is using her twin pregnancy as an excuse to walk away from things. Of course, she has now found out. It will come as no surprise that he’s a bit pissed off, so he’s taken to the internet to question whether he was…
James* and Meg* have a daughter, Thalia, who just turned 9 months old. “Two months ago, we stopped talking to my parents after they did some st,” the father explained at an AITA forum. “We basically decided that it will be up to Thalia when she grows up if she wants to get her ears…