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Talking to your kids about sexting is more important than ever

Talking to your kids about sexting is more important than ever

Yes, discussing sex can be uncomfortable for everyone involved—but not as uncomfortable as a compromising photo of your teen making the rounds online.

Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media

Jessi Cruickshank on her "very personal" new show: New Mom, Who Dis?

Jessi Cruickshank on her "very personal" new show: New Mom, Who Dis?

The hilarious mom of twins Diego and Rio is hoping to give viewers a "real and raw" glimpse at what her life as a mom is like in her new Facebook series.

Zachary Harper, Hello!

4 ways to talk to your kids about phone addiction

4 ways to talk to your kids about phone addiction

From Snapchat to Facetime, your kid seems glued to their phone. Here's how to talk to them about cell phone addiction without getting the dreaded eyeroll.

Lisa Kadane

What parents need to know about the smartphone app TikTok

What parents need to know about the smartphone app TikTok

Is TikTok safe? How does it work? And can I do a duet with my kid? Everything you need to know about this popular musical singing and sharing app.

Frannie Ucciferri, Common Sense Media

Should you let your kid make YouTube videos?

Should you let your kid make YouTube videos?

Lots of kids want to make YouTube videos these days. But before you hand over your phone and set up a YouTube account, read this first.

Christine Persaud

Connecting with parents online helped me survive parenting a son with special needs

Connecting with parents online helped me survive parenting a son with special needs

I was always skeptical of online communities, but when I had a son with a rare illness, the moms I met in an online group were the only ones who understood.

Amy Neyer

Did you give your kids a good enough summer?

Did you give your kids a good enough summer?

There's so much pressure to live it up with your kids in the summertime, but maybe it's time we cut ourselves a little slack.

Joanna Myers

I’m going to stop sharing photos of my daughter online when she turns 2

I’m going to stop sharing photos of my daughter online when she turns 2

I posted a video of my daughter dance-wiggling). I was taken aback to receive, among the aww responses, a finger-wagging comment.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Chatelaine

Being a teen girl on social media is like having a high-pressure full-time job

Being a teen girl on social media is like having a high-pressure full-time job

Multiple Instagram accounts, Snapchat streaks and constant FOMO. This is what it's like to be a teen girl—and how it's affecting their mental health.

Sarah Boesveld

My baby was born at 26 weeks and I shared it all on Instagram

My baby was born at 26 weeks and I shared it all on Instagram

Social media is about connection. For me, it was a lifeline to others as I laid in my hospital bed, waiting to deliver my baby extremely prematurely.

Autumn Kimball

This mom internet-shamed her kids and we have questions

This mom internet-shamed her kids and we have questions

This mom-of-two's punishment has been shared almost 40 thousand times, and while many people are applauding the mom, we're still not too sure

Today's Parent

5 sneaky things that are making your kid addicted to screens

5 sneaky things that are making your kid addicted to screens

"Can't I watch one more show, pleeeeeeeease." There's a few reason your kid can't resist the pull of Netflix or needs to check her Instagram right NOW.

Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media

This mom got shamed for her solution to throwing a kids' party on a budget

Birthday parties

This mom got shamed for her solution to throwing a kids' party on a budget

It's time for the birthday party madness to end: A UK mom got called out for this budgeting solution when she threw a birthday party for her twins.

Rob Jowett

Devastated father invites bullies to his daughter's funeral

Devastated father invites bullies to his daughter's funeral

Dolly Everett was cyberbullied before she took her own life. Her family appeals for a major shift in how kids use social media.

Valerie Howes

Why I don’t buy H&M’s apology for their racist sweater

Why I don’t buy H&M’s apology for their racist sweater

As a Black woman, a mom and a part-time model, writer Bee Quammie is seriously unimpressed with H&M right now.

Bee Quammie, Flare

The truth about that free Costco voucher

The truth about that free Costco voucher

Have you seen a voucher offering you cold hard Costco cash to celebrate the store's 41st birthday? Well, all is not as it seems.

Liz Krieger

I was too tired to record my kids’ cutest moments and now I can’t remember anything

I was too tired to record my kids’ cutest moments and now I can’t remember anything

I thought I had a brilliant memory, so, of course, I imagined that all my kids’ milestones would be engraved in my memory forever. But then life happened.

Sheri Segal Glick

7 parenting trends we hope will finally die in 2018

7 parenting trends we hope will finally die in 2018

From ridiculously elaborate cake-smash photos to handmade leprechaun traps (they're a thing!), here are the parenting trends that I'm so totally over.

Kristen Thompson

Facebook unveils a messaging app for kids as young as 6

Facebook unveils a messaging app for kids as young as 6

With no ads or data tracking and heightened privacy and security measures, this new app lets your kids talk and text safely without you having to stress.

Liz Krieger

How to have the sexting talk with your kid

How to have the sexting talk with your kid

Sexting is one of those things you want to get ahead of before your kid starts doing it. Need some solid conversation starters? We’ve got you covered.

Marnie Goldenberg

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