A new bestselling book has labeled teens today “the Anxious Generation.” If your child is a teen (or will be soon), you’re probably wondering if there’s anything you can do to protect their mental health. According to the Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which analyzed data collected from 2011 to 2021, the […]
When you are trying to conceive, all you want is those two lines on a positive pregnancy test. It can be a long journey there, after many cycles and research and hoping and waiting. But, in classic TikTok fashion, some claim there’s a hack for that ― in the form of Mucinex, an over-the-counter cough […]
Search the term “tradwife” on TikTok and you’ll find thousands of carefully curated videos from creators like 26-year-old Estee Williams from Richmond, Virginia, and Hannah Neeleman, also known as Ballerina Farm, who has amassed 7 million followers sharing cooking and homemaking videos from her Utah farmhouse. The videos feature a soft life aesthetic: modern women […]
Grief is a normal, natural reaction to loss — such as the death of a loved one — and the grieving process looks different for each person going through it. In general, though, the most intense period of grieving typically happens in the first six months after a loss and recurs throughout the first two […]
Being a parent to an adult child is certainly different from raising a toddler, a school-age kid or even a teenager. What they needed from you five, 10 or 20 years ago isn’t what they need from you today. If your bond with your adult child isn’t where you want it to be, don’t despair. […]
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Like most parents of young children, Anne Helms juggles a lot of responsibilities throughout the day. She works full time in human resources for Ohio State University and cares for her 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. “We’re in the throes of it, that’s for sure,” Helms told HuffPost. Yet, in spite of spending every hour […]
Setting yourself up for a good day doesn’t just mean having a solid morning routine in place (though that’s important too). How you spend your evenings is a key part of the equation, yet one that’s sometimes overlooked. You might be surprised at how a few small tweaks to your nighttime habits can make a […]
The bed is a sacred space. A place where you sleep, where the proverbial magic happens (we’re always thinking of you, “MTV Cribs”) and where you languidly bed rot for most of the weekend. It should not be a place where you and your partner ignore each other in favor of staring at your phones. […]
When did “lol” become the equivalent of a punctuation mark for millennials? Nick Russell, a millennial from Memphis, Tennessee, tacks “lol” onto texts to sidestep potentially awkward or loaded conversation. “It’s the difference between texting ‘I think I love you’ to a crush versus ‘I think I love you, lol,‘” Russell said. “In the latter […]