There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and Goop capitalizing on people’s concerns over their health and calling it “wellness.” The latest offense comes in the form of some thinly veiled guidance on recovering from COVID-19 in a piece called “GP’s Picks: Healing My Bodywith a Longer-Term Detox.” Gwyneth Paltrow, who had the virus […]
Owning a white couch. Wearing designer clothing. Keeping your car clean. These are things that cannot happen when you bring little tornados — aka children — into your life. The funny parents of Twitter certainly know this to be true, as they often share tales of their kids’ epic spills and destruction. Below, we’ve rounded […]
The deadly winter storm this week left millions of Americans without power and heat in frigid temperatures ― a situation that carries the risk of hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning and frostbite among other dangers. While there are warming stations throughout hard-hit places like Texas, many are still riding out the icy aftermath in their homes. […]
Exposing all children to inclusive books is important in so many ways. A diverse picture book library offers children with plenty of “mirrors” (in which they see their own experiences reflected back at them) and “windows” (through which they learn to connect with and care about others who are different from them). These 15 picture […]
Hearing your child say “I hate you!” for the first time can be a shocking and upsetting experience for a parent. “When coming from a child in whom there is generally a love-based relationship, ‘I hate you’ is a normal part of emotional and psychological development,” said psychotherapist Noel McDermott. “How parents deal with it […]
Emerging COVID-19 variants have dominated international headlines in recent months. This highlights a reality that has been clear to physicians and researchers well versed in viruses, but not necessarily to the rest of us: SARS-CoV-2 has been mutating since the pandemic began. While media reports sometimes use words like “mutation,” “strain” and “variants” interchangeably, there […]
Mister Rogers famously told children to “look for the helpers” ― the people in this world who work to assist others and spread goodness, even (or especially) in challenging times. But you don’t have to be a grown-up to be a helper. Kids can play this role too. In fact, learning to be a helper […]
Teaching children about money and financial responsibility is a task few parents and caregivers seem to relish. One survey found that parents find it easier to talk to their kiddos about bullying and drugs than money. That same survey found that three-quarters of parents say they regularly fudge the truth when it comes to talking […]
In December, I experienced over a week of chest pain. It wasn’t sharp, but I felt a tightening over my heart from the moment I woke up until I slept. Fearing the worst, I made an appointment with my doctor. She performed a thorough checkup before finally suggesting that it might be anxiety. The tightness […]
Last spring, a few months into the pandemic when few of us really understood just how long this would drag on, my son had a Zoom call with his pre-K classmates and several of the kindergarten teachers at his New York City public school. The teachers introduced themselves, chatted a bit about what they thought […]