You Just Found Out Your Teen Is Having Sex. Now What?
Recently, I got a call from a friend of mine. She had seen messages on her daughter’s phone revealing that the teen was hooking up with a boy from school, and my friend wanted some advice.
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My Father Narrowly Escaped The Nazis. Here's What I Learned While Helping Him Die.
This man is a survivor, I kept telling myself, despite all evidence to the contrary. His face was gaunt, cheeks pale, hair threadbare from the most recent rounds of chemo. They had removed the lower left half of his jaw, searching for remnants of the disease, and his mouth hung slack and uneven. Even so, he kept trying to smile, to lighten the mood. His brown eyes danced when no other part of him could.
Grandparents Think Kids Are Ruder These Days. Are They?
I’ve worked as a school librarian in New York City for over 15 years, and I love working with kids. I appreciate young people’s unvarnished communication style, even when their honesty can sting. Once, after returning from summer vacation, a student looked me up and down and said, “You look a lot older now.”
How To Raise Kids Who Actually Like Each Other
Sitting between his two older sisters, Rhys Tsiang, a 16-year-old from New Jersey, said, “They kind of just feel like I’m with my friends when I’m with them.”
I Grew Up Thinking My Father Didn't Like Me. It Was Decades Before I Learned The Truth.
In one of my earliest memories of my father, he doesn’t appear at all.
5 Phrases Parents Want To Hear From Their Adult Children
When kids become adults, the nature of their bond with their parents evolves, often becoming more reciprocal with time. No longer is the parent just supporting the child; now the child might also support their parent, in both practical and emotional ways.
'You're Setting Them Up For Disappointment': People With Kids Are Sharing The Modern Parenting Trends They 100% Disagree With
Maybe you have kids of your own, maybe you’re thinking about having them somewhere down the line, or perhaps you’re pretty set on never having kids. In any case, you’re probably well aware that there are a whole lot of parenting trends and philosophies around raising children, and like all things parenting, people have some strong opinions. So Redditor u/The_WhiteMantis asked, “What parenting ‘trend’ do you disagree with?” Here’s what people said.
These Were The Most Popular Baby Names Of 2023
The data is in! The Social Security Administration has released its official list of the most popular baby names of 2023.