Category: Parenting

Don’t Blame “Internet Addiction” on Tech Companies

The colossal amount of time that kids spend every day on social media, gaming, and other online activities is undoubtedly a top concern and frustration of parents. Some of these parents point their finger at tech companies and their predatory marketing schemes. The narrative is simple: kids are more anxious, depressed, asocial, and unmotivated than […]

How to Raise Eco-Friendly Kids

Deck: Foster a love for greener lifestyles in your kids by making environmental friendliness an everyday practice. Your family’s total annual amount of trash might not fit in a quart-sized pickle jar, and you may not yet have invested in solar energy. Nonetheless, you can still become a household devoted to going green. Shifting to […]

I mean, this study says kids get their intelligence from their moms, but we’re not going to be shitty about it

Even though this was probably already texted to you by your super smart mom who has multiple Google alerts for mom-based news, a new study says kids get their intelligence from their moms, not their dads, but it’s not like we’re gonna be dicks about that. Nope. Just giving you the facts. The study, published in […]

Mommie Dearest: I’m A Parent With Postpartum Anxiety

When it started, I thought it was just a stomach thing. I had probably unwittingly eaten some dairy, my usual digestive foe. But the mild nausea showed no signs of letting up. Two weeks, then three. I couldn’t ignore it anymore. It had gone from a minor inconvenience to an omnipresent feeling, lurking deep down in […]

Mommie Dearest: I Never Expected To Be A Stay-At-Home Mom

Stay at home vs. working moms: it’s a debate that may well have sparked the heated flames of the “mommy wars.” There haven’t been a shortage of opinions on this topic, and despite being rehashed to death, more keep coming. The latest voice to enter into the fray is Allison Klein, a former reporter turned […]