When we think of successful kids, many of us picture straight-A students, sports trophies, and college acceptance letters. But after years of studying over 200 parent-child relationshipsI’ve found that true success is more about raising kids who are confident, emotionally secure, and deeply connected to themselves and the world around them. The parents who really […]
4. “When my parents commented negatively on anything I said or did as their first reaction. It taught me to keep secrets, tell lies, and avoid informing them of anything until right before or after it happened…” “…They once wanted me to get a job, so I did. It was full-time seasonal and paid well, […]
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People Share Advice For First-Time Parents I’ll never forget the first months of becoming a new mom. These days were filled with more chaos, questions, concerns, and emotions than I ever thought possible. And there are certainly some things I wish I could go back in time and tell myself. 1. “You don’t have to […]
In 1981, less than a month after evidence of global warming was first reported on its front pagethe The New York Times asked B. F. Skinner about the fate of humanity. The famous psychologist had recently argued that a feature of the human mind virtually guaranteed global environmental disaster. “Why do we not act to […]
The parents of a teenage boy who killed nine children and a security guard in a mass shooting at a school in Serbia last year have been jailed. In the May 2023 attackthe then 13-year-old killed nine children and a security guard at Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade. The boy’s father, Vladimir Kecmanoviæ, was […]
After signing a multiyear deal — reportedly worth more than $100 million — with SiriusXM earlier this year, “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper spread the wealth by buying her parents a house. In a Christmas episode of “Call Her Daddy,” Cooper revealed that her parents were moving from their home state of Pennsylvania to […]
I work shifts, four days on four days off, as a firefighter. This gives me a huge advantage in terms of time I have with my daughter. Together, we’ve attended play dates, and craft and toy sharing sessions — and despite online portrayals of a more equal world, I am usually the only dad present. […]
This amazing product holds kids from 8 to 45 pounds, is machine washable, and has four different carrying positions: facing out, facing in, hip carrying and nursing, and breastfeeding and burping. Promising review: “I have four children from 13 years–13 months. I wish I HAD THIS FOR ALL OF THEM WHEN THEY WERE BABIES! This […]
