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How Much Of The News Should We Share With Our Kids?

How Much Of The News Should We Share With Our Kids?

As heartbreaking headlines hit closer to home, parents are grappling with an impossible question: how do we help our kids understand the world without overwhelming them?

Gurpreet Virdi-Bains

How To Talk To Kids About Body Image In The Age Of Ozempic

How To Talk To Kids About Body Image In The Age Of Ozempic

Weight loss drugs have flooded Hollywood and social media—and your kid is taking it all in. With eating disorders on the rise, what’s a parent to do?

Sarah Moore

A Timeline Of The Ashley Tisdale Mom Group Drama

A Timeline Of The Ashley Tisdale Mom Group Drama

Ashley Tisdale French warned that mom groups can turn toxic and now she’s making a Netflix series about it.

Jennifer Cox

Why I Stopped Telling My Kids To Be Careful

Why I Stopped Telling My Kids To Be Careful

A mom reflects on how her constant “be carefuls” were holding her daughter back, and how shifting to guided risk-taking helped build confidence and resilience.

Gurpreet Virdi-Bains

Answering Your Common Questions About The HPV Vaccine

Answering Your Common Questions About The HPV Vaccine

Learn how a vaccination counsellor can help you make confident and informed decisions about your child’s health.

Today's Parent

How To Keep Your Daughter From Becoming A People Pleaser

How To Keep Your Daughter From Becoming A People Pleaser

Kate Rope

Ignoring My Kids Is My Love Language

Ignoring My Kids Is My Love Language

My helicopter parent era is over. How over involvement in our kids’ lives may be fuelling the very anxiety we’re trying to prevent.

Kaili Colford

Special Ways To Bond With Your Baby During The Holidays

Special Ways To Bond With Your Baby During The Holidays

Learn how a simple hug can help you and your little one slow down and reconnect.

Ashley Keenan

Why Dads Should Cry, Too

Why Dads Should Cry, Too

Here’s why showing your tears can actually help your child learn to handle their own big feelings.

Jennifer Cox

Why I've Joined The No-Smartphone Before 14 Movement

Why I've Joined The No-Smartphone Before 14 Movement

The smartphone-free childhood movement is gaining momentum with parents across the world.

Kate Daley

Why I Let My Kids Talk To Strangers (Sometimes)

Why I Let My Kids Talk To Strangers (Sometimes)

We’ve spent years warning kids about “stranger danger.” But in protecting them from risk, we may have also taught them to hide away from everyday moments of joy and connection.

Kaili Colford

Are You Chasing An Unrealistic Idea Of Happiness?

Are You Chasing An Unrealistic Idea Of Happiness?

Stop trying to engineer connection. Here’s why “good enough” parenting might be the real source of joy.

Siobhan Chirico

Healthy Screen Time Guidelines For Kids

Healthy Screen Time Guidelines For Kids

From learning apps to YouTube binges, screens are everywhere in family life. Here’s what experts say about how much is too much.

Grace Draznin

Finding Happiness Amid The Chaos Of Parenthood

Finding Happiness Amid The Chaos Of Parenthood

Before you can find happiness, you need to calm your nervous system. Follow these steps from family therapist Siobhan Chirico.

Siobhan Chirico

The Money Move New Parents May Be Overlooking

The Money Move New Parents May Be Overlooking

Wondering if you should purchase life insurance? Here’s why it could matter for your family’s financial future.

Today's Parent

Parenting Happiness Comes From Small Joys

Parenting Happiness Comes From Small Joys

What if joy isn’t about doing more, but noticing more? The secret to happier parenting might be in life’s smallest moments.

Siobhan Chirico

Why Happiness Can Feel Out Of Reach For Parents

Why Happiness Can Feel Out Of Reach For Parents

Feel like you “should” be happier? Family therapist Siobhan Chirico shares how to stop chasing happiness and find real joy in the messy moments.

Siobhan Chirico

We Are Gilmore Girls-Level Close—Is That Okay?

We Are Gilmore Girls-Level Close—Is That Okay?

She’s the Rory to my Lorelai. But is it healthy to have a BFF dynamic with my daughter?

Karen Robock

Grey’s Anatomy’s Caterina Scorsone On Being A Mom And Spokesperson For The Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Grey’s Anatomy’s Caterina Scorsone On Being A Mom And Spokesperson For The Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Caterina Scorsone opens up about motherhood, advocacy, and her work with the Global Down Syndrome Foundation during Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

Jennifer Cox

How To Introduce A New Partner To Your Kids

How To Introduce A New Partner To Your Kids

There’s no magic timeline, but there are thoughtful steps you can take to keep everyone’s hearts protected.

Siobhan Chirico