This 2-Tyear-old girl has given up on walking, and it’s ok because her dad effortlessly came to her rescue.
After what must have been a long day at school, Juliette laid on the driveway while her dad unloaded the car. After finishing up in the ca…
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7 of the best baby monitors on the market right now
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After nine months of pregnancy, shower planning, and nursery decorating, your little one has finally arrived. From the moment you leave the hospital though, there’s something very important on your mind: to keep them safe at all times. Caring for your newborn isn’t always an easy feat, considering that you’re constantly on the move, running on little sleep, and attending to their needs around the clock.
Baby monitors can help make baby care less stressful for new parents. These small devices can help you watch your newborn’s activity at home, so you’ll know if they’re crying, cooing, moving, or sleeping. You’ll be thankful that you can keep tabs on your infant, just in case they are fussy, hungry, or need some TLC during the day or night. Read more…
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‘Large Adult Son’ has perfect response to mom’s embarrassing #HimToo tweet
Pieter Hanson, Large Adult Son of the woman who recently made him the reluctant poster boy of the #HimToo movement, is officially on Twitter, and he’d like to set a few things straight.
On Oct. 6, Hanson’s mother shared a cheesy photo of her son in u…
Kids are getting around Apple’s ‘Screen Time’ restrictions
Sorry, mom and dad.
Kids have only had to deal with Apple’s ‘Screen Time’ restrictions for a few weeks. But they’re already finding ways to outsmart the software.
In a Reddit thread reported by The Next Web, parents shared ways that their kids were g…
This car seat quickly transforms into a stroller
The Doona is a car seat that was designed with integrated wheels, allowing parents to easily transport their infant from the car to the street in seconds. The invention has been certified as a car seat, a stroller, and an infant carrier. Not bad.…
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YouTube is taking some extra steps to give parents more control over what their children watch.
In a blog post today, YouTube announced two updates to their YouTube Kids app to improve user experience for the millions of children and parents who use the app.
The biggest update, which YouTube first introduced in April, is the rollout of parent-approved content. Android users around the world can handpick every video or channel their child is allowed to view through the YouTube Kids app (this ability is forthcoming soon to users on iOS devices).
Now, with a single settings change — simply click “approved content only” on each child’s profile — parents can make sure their children only watch the content that they’ve manually selected. Read more…
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View More YouTube lets parents handpick videos their kids can seeA majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use
It’s not just parents who are worrying about their children’s device usage. According to a new study released by Pew Research Center this week, U.S. teens are now taking steps to limit themselves from overuse of their phone and its addictive apps, like social media. A majority, 54% of teens, said they spend too much […]
View More A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media useAdele posts touching message about her best friend’s experience of postpartum psychosis
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Adele has shared a touching message about her best friend’s struggle with postpartum psychosis after giving birth six months ago.
“This is my best friend,” wrote Adele on Instagram. “We have been friends for more of our lives than we haven’t.”
Adele wrote that her friend, Laura Dockrill, gave birth to her “beautiful godson” six months ago, which was “the biggest challenge of her life.”
“She has written the most intimate, witty, heartbreaking and articulate piece about her experience of becoming a new mum and being diagnosed with postpartum psychosis,” she wrote. Read more…
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View More Adele posts touching message about her best friend’s experience of postpartum psychosisHow new fathers use private online groups to make sense of their roles
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A lawyer in Bermuda became internet-famous for dancing ballet alongside his two-year-old daughter, comforting her stage fright by being there and doing the dance moves right with her. He knew the part because he had practiced ballet with his children before – and said it was just a normal part of fathering daughters.
That isn’t a common sentiment about fatherhood, even now. But social norms have been changing over the past 40 years, as more women – and mothers – have entered the workforce. While mothers still do more work at home, the burden is becoming more equal. However, the concept of father-as-breadwinner is still stronger than ideals of fathers as nurturers. As a result, fathers often find themselves out of place at parks, malls and other areas frequented by mothers and children. The same problem happens when they visit most parenting forums online. Read more…
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View More How new fathers use private online groups to make sense of their rolesLittle girl on her first day of kindergarten is all of us realizing summer’s pretty much over
With the school year just around the corner (or, in some places, fully here,) kids and parents across the U.S. are mentally preparing themselves for another year of homework, projects, and exams. But this little girl finishing up her first day of kin…
View More Little girl on her first day of kindergarten is all of us realizing summer’s pretty much overSerena Williams opens up about ‘postpartum emotions’ in candid Instagram post
Serena Williams has opened up about the emotional impact of motherhood in a candid Instagram post.
Williams began by referring to last week’s match against Johanna Konta at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, U.S., in which she had the wors…
Kinside wants families to make the most of their dependent care flexible spending accounts
The cost of childcare is one of the biggest financial burdens American families face. Even dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax benefit accounts meant to reduce caregiving costs, can be an extra stressor because they involve filling out many forms. Kinside, a startup in Y Combinator’s current batch, wants to help by automating the claims process. […]
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