Mama’s bringing the trauma. As kiddos from coast-to-coast prepare to return to the classroom in the coming weeks, one mother is making it clear that she’s not prepared to force her brood to tackle assignments, study for tests or complete enriching projects once the end-of-day school bell tolls. It’s simply not her job. A mom divides … Read more
New York State has moved to protect kids from addictive social media platforms, announcing on Tuesday that the SAFE for Kids Act has been finalized and will go into effect early next year. The law promises to stop social media companies from feeding kids personalized content via algorithms and sending them notifications deep into the … Read more
Giving your grade-schooler a cellphone could be hurting their ability to read—even if the device never leaves the house, according to a new study. Researchers found elementary school children who owned their own phones consistently scored worse on reading comprehension tests than classmates without one, with the gap showing up whether the devices were sitting … Read more
The average parent loses nearly 7,000 minutes a year in the car when the school season is in session. A new survey of 2,000 U.S. millennial parents of school-aged kids found that simply driving their kids to and from their school activities consumes an average of 38 minutes a day. Over the course of an … Read more
Getting your kids into one of California’s most sought-after public school districts may require more than good grades, it could take a household income north of $300,000. Three Golden State school districts landed among the 50 wealthiest in the country, with the average family earning well into six figures, highlighting the steep cost of living … Read more
A popular variety of organic fruit puree pouches has been recalled over the potential risk of soft plastic contamination. On Tuesday, a notice from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveals that PT Organics Limited has voluntarily recalled select lots of its Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry 4 oz. (113 g) … Read more
She brought the West End to the Upper West Side. “Stranger Things” superstar Millie Bobby Brown surprised a crew of lucky second graders with an acting lesson that not even the little students could believe. “The ‘Stranger Things’ main character, I saw her in person today. I know that she’s not real … right?” one … Read more
When the original founders of Hooters took back control of the iconic restaurant chain last year after its corporate bankruptcy, they promised to return it to its roots. That meant dialing back what founding member and Hooters Inc. CEO Neil Kiefer described as an oversexualized image, reemphasizing the food and hospitality, and broadening the brand’s appeal to families and … Read more
A cutting-edge immunotherapy could help kids fight — and even banish — brain tumors, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children. The new treatment falls under a category called T-cell therapy, which trains the immune system to identify and attack cancer on its own. T-cell therapy has already proven effective against blood cancers like … Read more
Meta is launching a new feature designed to prioritize child safety within its AI chatbots. The update will notify parents via Instagram’s supervision tools if their teenager discusses suicide or self-harm with Meta AI. These protections allow Meta AI to direct teenagers to a crisis helpline if they mention suicide or self-harm in messages, while … Read more
A former top law enforcement official is sounding the alarm on an attempt by illicit Chinese vape companies to exploit legal loopholes by replacing nicotine with an unregulated substitute to continue selling flavored disposable vapes to children. “These Chinese organized crime groups, what they realized is if they go ahead and just change the ingredients in … Read more
A Bay Area restaurateur has gone viral for charging parents as much as $327 for failing to control their rowdy children at his Chinese eatery Chez Xue. You You Xue, who operates two restaurants south of San Francisco, says he’s slapped financial penalties on parents of spirited tots who smashed credit card readers, carved “designs” … Read more
Free money is officially up for grabs as Trump Accounts are now live. President Trump hosted the heads of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the Oval Office on Monday to mark the launch of the new accounts. While the site went up on July 4, the event was the official start. The … Read more
Step away from the screens, little ones. Regardless of age, too much screen time is detrimental to one’s health. Excessive staring at screens can cause eye strain, dry eyes, headaches, and poor sleep quality, not to mention increased stress and anxiety, according to Michigan State University. And the less-than-ideal effects are even more pronounced for … Read more
Parents, it’s time to focus up — your child’s attention span may depend on it. ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders nationwide, affecting roughly 15.5 million American adults and an estimated 7 million children. Now, new research suggests that sticking with a widely recommended parenting habit during a baby’s first six months … Read more
Ryanair will “reluctantly” allow parents to sit with their children for free after an investigation into the practice was opened, bringing the airline in line with European industry standards. Previously, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers charged a fee—typically $10.70 each way per adult—to allow up to four children aged two to 11 to sit next to … Read more
Screen time at school is tech-ing a toll on tots. Rather than reading, writing and arithmetic, students as young as preschoolers are learning the fundamentals of Chromebooks, iPads and apps in 2026. It’s a vexing, virtual reality much to the chagrin of peeved parents, nationwide, who are now admonishing the academic powers that be for plying their children with … Read more
For Elizabeth Weprin, the more than $250,000 she shelled over the course of nearly a decade for seven weeks of summer camp for her two daughters at Raquette Lake Camp in the Adirondacks, was priceless. Not just for the friendships her daughters would make at the program — where tuition starts at $17,450 per pup — … Read more
Half of parents admit they have “no idea” how they’re going to afford their kids’ college education, according to new research. A survey of 500 parents of high school seniors who intend to enroll in a four-year university this fall and 500 parents of current four-year university students unveiled the realistic struggles they face in … Read more
No disrespect to Serendipity — I only had its cinnamon fun sundae 100 times growing up in NYC — but now that I’m a parent myself, I’m hoping to introduce my son to broader culinary horizons that still bring the joy of that foot-long hot dog chased with a funhouse mirror level magic. Ahead, nine restaurants … Read more