A family in Queensland, Australia, is faced with selling their dream home to raise funds for their daughter’s life-saving therapy, which will cost $3 million. Tallulah Moon, 5, has been diagnosed with SPG56, a degenerative brain disease caused by a rare gene mutation. Tallulah was a healthy and happy child until shortly after her first …
This study is not playing. The holiday shopping season seems to come earlier every year. But just because the sales have started, that doesn’t mean you have to fill your cart—in fact, it’s better for your kids that you don’t. Despite what your kids want to hear, having too many toys is bad for them, …
Boo baskets are a treat for kids — but they’re a trick for parents. Exhausted moms and dads are hitting on a new Halloween trend that requires them to gift their offspring a basket full of the spooky season’s goodies. While the concept of a “boo basket” started a few years ago, it has now …
Arrrrrr are you kidding me? Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease that plagued sailors and pirates centuries ago, appears to be making a resurgence thanks to the rising cost of living and the popularity of weight-loss surgery, a new study finds. “Scurvy is still seen as a disease of the past, especially in developed countries,” …
Parents with older children warned me, “Just wait—soon you’ll be an Uber driver for your kids.” They were right. And it’s driving me crazy (pardon the pun), crazy. While yes, as a driver, I am five stars, my children are not! They are not concerned about the rating of their passengers. If I were to …
When it comes to virtual vitriol, this “lazy” mom slammed the mom. For deeming homework “optional,” green-lighting unlimited screen time and encouraging her kids to fight their bullies, mom Danielle Gallacher is practically getting hammered by social media metrics. “Things we do as parents that not everyone agrees with,” Gallacher, 32, an engaged mum-of-two from …
I recently shared a story on my TikTok about a friend who called me with a horror story about her sons. The brothers, as part of their “play fight”, did a few things to each other… and let’s face it, their behavior could get them arrested for blasphemy if they were judged as adults. My …
Forget ghosts and ghouls – Halloween can get really scary if you have to make an emergency trip to the dentist’s office. Past research has reported an 80% increase in emergency dental visits on Halloween versus other days in October. “This increase is often due to people indulging in sweets that can damage teeth or …
Stop praising your children. That’s according to the new-fangled style of “gentle parenting” — which involves never telling your kids you’re “so proud” of them. Rethinking old habits has come under the spotlight after a recent TikTok video went viral of mom Taylor Wolfe instructing Grandma Boomer not to say, “I’m so proud of you,” …