Parenting is one of the hardest jobs — so it’s common to want to lean on your spouse for support. However, one tired wife did just that — and is now second-guessing if she’s asking for too much. A millennial mom of a 1 and 2-year-old took to the r/AITA forum on Reddit to ask … Read more
Homework: the nightly battlefield where parents and kids clash over math problems, spelling lists and life’s little injustices. But one Arizona mom is tossing the rulebook — and a few answers — right out the window. TikTokker Lottie Weaver fessed up on the platform — with 847,000 eyeballs watching — that she sometimes does her … Read more
Don’t mess with these mamas. Colloquially known as “the NFL draft for women,” sorority rush has officially begun — and a new reality show is honing in on the overbearing moms who’ll stop at nothing to get their daughters into their desired house. “For every girl going through rush, there’s a mom behind her that … Read more
Helicopter parenting just got a hardware upgrade. Skechers has launched a new kids’ sneaker line — “Find My Skechers” — with a covert feature that’s raising eyebrows: a hidden compartment under the insole, tailor-made for an Apple AirTag. This unexpected feature allows for “easy tracking and comfort of mind,” the brand’s product page boasts. “Hidden … Read more
Many parents have rules when it comes to others babysitting their little ones. No posting on social media, excessive screen time, or leaving the kids unsupervised come up a lot. No visitors is also a common one. But what happens when the “visitor” is a delivery driver from DoorDash, bringing you some food? For one mom, this exact circumstance sent … Read more
For a while there, Gen X parents were barely part of the parenting conversation. We weren’t hosting parenting podcasts. We weren’t going viral on TikTok for Bento box ideas. We were just… quietly getting on with it – packing recess, setting boundaries, and confiscating iPads like it was our job (because, well, it kind of is). Look, I firmly … Read more
It was supposed to help parents sleep at night — now it’s their kids who won’t leave them alone. Thanks to family-tracking apps like Life360, a new generation of teens has turned the tables on their parents, using the digital leash meant for safety to spy, stalk and score snacks. The trend has been dubbed … Read more
With arms wide open, empty-nester Susan Fosco happily welcomed all four of her college-attending kids home for the summer this month. But those same open arms quickly twisted into a shocked “WTF?” pose upon having to contend with the late hours, big messes and even bigger appetites they acquired while away at school. “They’re like … Read more
To say these requests are unhinged might be an understatement. Grace Saylor recently went viral on TikTok after asking fellow caregivers to share the most jaw-dropping, “unhinged” demands they’ve gotten from parents, as originally reported by Today.com. People ran to the comment section of Saylor’s video — which has almost 1 million views — to … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My nephew-to-be has just turned 14. He has older parents (his mom was 42 when he was born) and is so socially inept that we fear for his future. His mom is more than a helicopter parent — she still orders his food for him at restaurants. My son is 15 and very … Read more
When Becca and Jordan Itkowitz moved back to La Grange, Illinois, after three years in Denmark with their two sons, Evan, 8, and Max, 10, they experienced culture shock. Soon after moving stateside in 2017, Becca received a call from school that Max had thrown a snowball during recess. “Not at anyone, mind you,” Becca … Read more
If mom’s not happy, nobody is happy. An Atlanta helicopter mom proved that adage was true on Tuesday as she erupted in expletives at an elementary school awards ceremony after her son was snubbed in spite of his scholastic achievements. “His report card says different,” spat the outraged mama bear as the school principal attempted … Read more
Maybe it’s time to move chess club off the schedule. The more structured extracurricular activities a child has, the greater the chance they will exhibit negative behaviors such as having trouble concentrating, getting easily distracted, and fighting with other children, a new study finds. Parents should lighten the activity load by participating in “free playtime” … Read more
When it came to raising their kids, Chad and Laura Mitchell didn’t miss a beat. And when flutist daughter Kahley got ready to fly the family coop in Northern Virginia to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance at Penn State in 2020, the pair realized they’d miss more than just the sweet sounds … Read more
A mom-of-two who ‘sittervises’ her children says that parents have got too involved when it comes to child play. Sittervising is where parents will sit down while supervising their children instead of joining in with the play — and has become a buzz word on social media. Laynah Rose Crawley, 32, says ‘sittervising’ teaches children … Read more
Being a mother is, unequivocally, the hardest job in the known universe. Who raises/ruins us is a luck of the draw — or the umbilical cord — as some are born to saints and others to a slightly more complex, traumatizing model of motherhood. What role do the stars play, and are some signs more … Read more
Helicopter parenting has reached a new level. Employers are going above and beyond to not hire recent college graduates in favor of older workers, a new survey found. The survey uncovered many reasons why older applicants are preferred — including that Gen Z jobseekers are even bringing mom and dad to interviews. In December, Intelligent, … Read more
When Amanda Craig’s 14-year-old son, Owen, started high school in September, she felt just as much angst as her freshman did. “He needed more rides, a little more assistance navigating the high school system, organizing his different classes. The homework is more robust, and his schedule goes later,” Craig, 48 and a Darien, Conn.-based family … Read more
These mama bears aren’t giving up their cubs that easily. Leaving home and heading off to college can be a scary time of transition for some teens — and even more frightening for some of their mothers. That’s why many well-meaning maternal figures are choosing to meddle in their children’s lives from afar, flocking to parent … Read more
She’s got regrrrrets. Amy Chua, the “tiger mom” who grabbed headlines over a decade ago by chronicling her strict parenting style in “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” is expressing remorse for her cruel treatment of her daughters, Sophia and Lulu. This included threatening to burn their toys and calling Sophia “garbage” for not showing … Read more