A mum admits she doesn’t want to see her children every day and says that doesn’t make her a “bad mum” – and spending time apart makes her a better parent. Lucy Parker, 35, had felt “run into the ground” before sharing custody of her daughters – six and four – equally with her ex-husband, …
A daycare worker has shared a baby name she says is so bad, the girl’s grandmother won’t use it. With a post in a Facebook group, she writes about her workplace: “Honestly, most of the kids had pretty normal names,” but then notices a name that is literally and metaphorically a crime. “Was mom happy? …
An angry mum says a group of schoolgirls were locked in a classroom for hours on the first day of school – because they were wearing the wrong shoes. Charlotte Byers, 39, claims her daughter Lillyanne, 13, was forced to miss school because her shoes had a gold and black bow on the front. She …
Most parents would give up social media, the vacation of a lifetime and even their best friend – all for the well-being of their child. The survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 0-8 looked at what parents would be willing to give up if it meant their child was happy and healthy as the …
A family travel blogger has revealed her secret to making an entire row on a flight, but solo flyers seem to be against it. Jess Darrington, the Idaho-based creator of Where’s Briggs?, which specializes in travel tips for parents with children under 4, shared a now-viral seating hack on TikTok that has attracted more than …
The other night I was in bed reading to my two youngest daughters. I heard my two-year-old mumble something, but I couldn’t understand it at all. “Mommy, did you hear what Lily said?” my five-year-old daughter asked with wide eyes. “No honey, what did she say?†She stood up on her nightstand and with a …
A recent viral post on Reddit sparked fierce debate after a mother detailed the shocking moment her mother shaved her daughter’s hair without permission. She explained that her three-year-old child is biracial, which is at the heart of the story. “Zoe is biracial – I’m white and my husband Tyler is black,” she wrote. “Zoe …
Should not be on the phone as a parent Screen-addicted moms and dads are destroying their children’s language development skills by typing, texting, tweeting and TikTokking, new data warns. “Parental techno-reference”—the regular interruption of face-to-face interactions between parents and children due to the use of a screen device—has an impact on a child’s mental health, …
Jane’s daughter is turning three soon, so she’s trying to teach her that her body is her own and that she can say no to hugs and kisses if she wants to. But despite her best efforts to teach this lesson, her mother is apparently making it “almost impossible” and won’t stop kissing her daughter …
“When we travel, our baby sleeps in the shower,” begins an already viral TikTok clip, lifestyle influencer Chloe Molina. The 25-year-old mother of one quickly followed that up with, “Let me explain,” to all the commenters like me who were like, “HUH?” Mom advocates ‘number one travel hack’ “Yes, our baby sleeps in the shower, …
