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…
Parents of toddlers know that dealing with fifth-grader tantrums is one of the hardest parts of parenting: especially if you’re in public. As a mother and comedian on TikTok discovered an anger ‘hack’ by accident, an expert revealed why it actually worked. In a link with content creator Emily Vondy, parenting expert and neuroscientist Dr….
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…
Talk about a splash landing. A water park pool in Kentucky became the unfortunate breeding ground for a powerful infection that produces painful symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, fever and painful cramps. Silver Lake Water Park and Adventure Center in Erlanger, a suburb of Cincinnati, was host to chlorine-resistant Cryptosporidiosis, abbreviated to crypto. Silver Lake…
Even “light smoking” – defined as just one or two cigarettes a day – can be a real pregnancy obstacle, causing “major health problems” for the newborn, researchers warn in a new study. Although smoking during pregnancy is known to increase the risk of premature birth, low birth weight, restricted fetal growth and other complications,…
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…
When it comes to the little lies we tell our children, some are more unethical than others. A mother has taken to TikTok, admitting that she and her husband tell their children the same untruth on their birthdays every year. And no, it’s not “If you don’t behave well, you won’t get any presents.” It’s…
Bridezilla, meet the littlest monster. The two best friends had a falling out after one accused the other’s 4-year-old of crashing her wedding – during a mis-timed cake-eating incident that almost ended with venue security. The berated parent recently took to Reddit in a since-deleted post to share her side of marital disgust — and…