Moms, get pumped for this news. Childbirth brings a plethora of exhausting new responsibilities — but some can affect your health in a good way. New research finds that one task in particular may reduce the likelihood that new moms will experience anxiety and depression later in life. A new study finds that one specific … Read more
Every family has one. Armchair parenting experts on Reddit engaged in a polarizing debate that asked users to ponder what popular parenting practices they’ve witnessed that are sure to “create a generation of emotionally broken adults in 20 years.” And it’s digital natives Gen Alpha, born between 2010–2024, will have firmly entered adulthood in two … Read more
The start of a reproductive revolution? A novel technique to “rejuvenate” human eggs may dramatically improve IVF success rates in older women, scientists say. “We have been able to achieve the first rejuvenation of a human egg in vitro. What this means is we could reduce the fraction of eggs with genetic defects,” Dr. Agata … Read more
Oh, the hu-manatee. A mortified man has admitted to lying about his love of manatees for almost a quarter-century to protect the feelings of his son — who has showered him with dugong-related gifts since he was a kid. He came clean about his whale of a tail in a post making waves on Reddit. … Read more
She said what she said. A woman’s hot take on how dads should know how to care for their kids without a list of instructions from mom has stirred up an important discussion about gender roles. Lisa Koerner posted a video in which the Arizona native shared her “unpopular opinion” about parental responsibility — and … Read more
In Manhattan’s pre-eminent mom in-crowd, Izzy Anaya is constantly finding herself on the outs. The Upper West Side parent — with two fifth grade boys attending one of NYC’s most elite schools — does not get invited to hang with the other pupils’ mothers, who indulge in girls-night-out dinners and dancing at Zero Bond. She’s also … Read more
A Texas dad says his “blood starts to boil” if he’s required to play with his young kids for more than 10 minutes a day — but his shocking confession has been met with surprising support from other parents. Justin Murphy, an author and businessman, made the admission in an X post, which has clocked … Read more
For imbuing her children with a few chicken nuggets of wisdom, Kate King is getting deep-fried online. On January 2, just days after “spoiling” son Louie, 8, and daughter Arna, 5, with heaps of holiday gifts, monies and treats, the married mom and homeschooler, from London, told her tots that if they wanted McDonald’s for lunch, they’d have … Read more
By the time most kids are mastering multiplication tables, Wilder McGraw had already ticked off all seven continents — Antarctica included. The milestone wasn’t part of some color-coded parenting master plan, insists travel writer Jordi Lippe-McGraw. It was an accident that snowballed into a family quest — one that ended with the Upper West Sider’s … Read more
In a popular TikTok video, a doe-eyed creator named Kurin winces as she angles a syringe toward her (off-camera) nipple. At 38 weeks pregnant with her third child, the self-proclaimed “crunchy” momfluencer is demonstrating how to collect colostrum, or the nutrient-rich “liquid gold” that precedes breastmilk. By using her fingers to press and compress her … Read more
Mistakes are bound to happen. When a mom innocently shared a photo of a small typo spotted on her five-year-old’s homework assignment on social media, she received an unexpected lesson on teacher burnout. In her TikTok video, with overlay text that read, “The homework our five year old came home with,” the surprised mom zoomed … Read more
Nine-year-old Stefan Merrill Block hated his new school in Plano, Texas. It was boring, stifling. His homeroom teacher shook him by the shoulders in front of all his classmates when he asked too many questions one day. He even started a novel about a boy who escapes from school. He would come home and sulk … Read more
Forget Junior and Jennifer — 2026 parents are paging through fantasy novels, binging anime, and rewinding reality TV to find baby names that feel like an escape hatch from real life. According to baby-naming bible Nameberry, moms- and dads-to-be are ditching traditional monikers and chasing names that sound magical, mythical, nostalgic — or straight out … Read more
She doctored her schedule. A general practitioner in the UK has been suspended for five months after booking in two fictitious appointments at the end of her workday to avoid being late to pick up her children. Dr Helen Eisenhauer, 43, was working at the Stenhouse Medical Centre in Arnold, England, when she scheduled the … Read more
Are kids these days doomed? A concerned middle school teacher recently took to social media to explain the lack of reading and problem-solving skills in her teen students. “I don’t understand how these kids ended up at this point,” a Dallas, Texas, teacher named Ms. L said about her 8th-grade students in a now-viral TikTok … Read more
There’s no place like home for the holidays — or the natural slide back into adolescent feelings and behaviors that often accompany being back with family during Christmastime. Coined by some mental health professionals as “holiday regression,” the tendency to revert to old dynamics, habits and especially anxieties during familial festivities can be an annoying … Read more
Santa’s little spy went from shelf to scorched. One mom had a holiday meltdown this week after accidentally “roasting” her daughter’s Elf on the Shelf — and nearly igniting Christmas chaos in the process. “I forgot the f—g elf was in the oven,” she admitted in a viral Reddit post, recalling the moment she preheated … Read more
Looks like Santa’s sleigh is running on plastic. A new holiday spending survey finds parents are shelling out more than ever to fill stockings — and nobody’s splurging like New Yorkers, who plan to blow a whopping $732 per child on Christmas gifts this year, the highest in the nation. Nationwide, parents expect to drop … Read more
Move over, Emma and Liam — AI has suggested a new favorite baby name, and it has parents buzzing. Meet Elara, the Greek-inspired, vowel-forward name that’s buzzing through chatbots, AI stories, and even math workbooks. Smooth, sleek, and totally baggage-free (after all, have you ever actually known anyone named Elara?), it’s the moniker that tech … Read more
The New York City Health Department has unveiled the most popular baby names across the five boroughs in 2024 — and those that made the top 10 list might cause you to scratch your head. Of the 65,222 babies born in the Big Apple last year, 722 of them were named Noah and 422 were … Read more