The Justice Department is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation as soon as next month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Live Nation’s subsidiary Ticketmaster, which for decades has been condemned for hardball tactics and high prices, was also widely criticized in 2022 after botched ticket sales for Taylor … Read more
A new survey has found the average parent has to come up with four new activities daily to keep their children entertained. The poll of 2,000 U.S. parents found four in 10 parents always or often struggle to find ideas to keep their kids entertained. The study found 4 in 10 parents struggle to come … Read more
More than six million people in the U.S. have an allergy to peanuts, according to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE). Nearly 1.6 million of these sufferers are kids and teens. “The recent news of deaths and peanut allergies reminds us that consumers are choosing avoidance over cutting-edge therapies that might have saved their lives,” said … Read more
When the food on an airline is so bad, the kids would rather starve for 14 hours than eat, you know something’s very wrong. On Monday, a passenger traveling on a long haul flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles slammed Qantas online. “Most disgusting food we had in our lives,” they said. “One bite of every meal … Read more
Now that you have a newborn, you need all the help you can get. “There are two keys to finding solid support as a new parent. The first is to force yourself out the door. The second is to acknowledge and embrace that parenting is a messy business,” said Manhattan’s Dr. Maggie C. Vaughan, LMFT, … Read more
My toddler started walking two months ago, and since then, we’ve become frequent visitors to our local parks. I feel like I’ve leveled up to a new status in the parenting club, which comes with a goodie bag of don’t eat that’s and wait for your turn sweetie’s while exchanging cordial nods in unison. But what happens when you come across a playground … Read more
A parent has issued an urgent warning after her son nearly died after drinking a slushy after school. Four-year-old Albie was with a friend in a bowling alley on October 13 in Warwickshire, UK, when they were handed a small strawberry slushy. He had enjoyed them countless times before so his mum Beth thought it … Read more
Baby first aid course CPR Kids has revealed a useful tip about how to help children with a fear of blood. In their most popular reel of 2023, the group of nurses showed the benefits of a red towel around the house, which blends the color of blood into the fabric and makes it more … Read more
It’s a love story fit for a Nancy Meyers movie. Two daughters are celebrating their parents’ remarriage a decade after an acrimonious split, likening their romantic reunion to the 1998 Lindsay Lohan flick “The Parent Trap,” directed by Meyers. Rachel Gaede, who boasts more than 368,000 followers on TikTok, has been chronicling her mom and … Read more
Most parents of little ones function with a sleep deficit — but some penguins have figured out a way to catch more Zzzs. Nesting chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 mini naps per day, according to a new study published in the journal Science. These micronaps last for about four seconds each, enabling the Antarctic … Read more
When Caleb was a little boy, his mom was abusive. “My dad wasn’t around much, hardly ever saw him. And my mother, due to my autistic traits, would sometimes call me a ‘f—king idiot good for nothing,” he said in a Reddit post. “So I wanted to be a good parent to my son.” But no parent is perfect. … Read more
Taking care of your pet is more stressful than managing a romantic relationship or being a parent, new research suggests. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 pet owners, which found people are more stressed about their ability to care for their fur pal (42%) than their relationship with a partner (37%) or their kids … Read more
The internet isn’t happy about this particular meal. A busy mother of two faced a McFlurry of criticism online after revealing a recent daily dining plan for her beloved toddlers — glazed doughnuts for breakfast, pizza and french fries for lunch, and McDonald’s cheeseburgers and more fries for dinner. TikToker Karlee, who boasts more than … Read more
It’s not all strictly business for the royal family. While attending a Buckingham Palace garden party, the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, mingled with specially invited guests. Princess Kate was seen in a video shared by Sky News discussing jokes with guests Aldith Grandison, 93, and her daughter, Jay Cee La Bouche. Kate … Read more
The Justice Department could file an antitrust lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and its unit Ticketmaster by the end of the year, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter. Shares of Live Nation dropped 5% in extended trading on Friday. Earlier this year, senators slammed Live Nation’s lack of transparency and inability to block bot purchases of … Read more
Being a mom is a thankless job. Mom Sabriena Abrre, from Vancouver, Canada, uses a parenting technique called “gentle parenting” that involves not yelling at her child, something online trolls are calling “manipulation” and “child abuse.” Abrre posted a video to her TikTok yesterday that’s racked up over 225,000 views explaining how she handled her … Read more
There’s no one more curious than a toddler — and one mom is sharing a hack that she swears every parent needs to know to avoid urgent care trips. Mom-of-one Amanda Schwartz, who describes herself as a “scrunchy mom” — a middle ground between a “crunchy” mom and “silky” mom — shared her simple trick after … Read more
Chessy and Martin might have had the perfect on-screen lust in the 1998 movie “The Parent Trap,” but Lisa Ann Walter, who played Chessy, was crushing on a different co-star. Walter, 59, revealed on “Watch What Happens Live” that she had a major crush on Dennis Quaid, who played Nick Parker, the father of the … Read more
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” fans can sashay to Build-A-Bear for a plush version of “The Queen of Drag” herself. The 62-year-old legend announced her collaboration with the retailer Wednesday in an Instagram video that showed her unboxing the “gorgeous” pre-stuffed brown bear dressed in a gold one-shoulder sequined gown. “I feel like a proud parent,” RuPaul … Read more
God’s bestseller is next up on the chopping block. A Utah parent is calling for the Bible to be banned in school districts, claiming it violates the state’s 2022 law regarding “sensitive material.” “Get this PORN out of our schools!” pleas the anonymous parent in their scathing request to Davis High School, calling the Bible … Read more