I was a child of the ‘80s, and there were many aspects of my childhood that kids and adults today would find questionable. For instance, my mother misplaced me several times while shopping — once at a local mall; once in a parking lot. However, parents today are all too aware of the dangers present: keeping...
Yes, as a parent, this is a new one for me too! There is a term such as “the potato stage” in childcare. According to numerous avenues of research, it resembles the helpless phase, where the infant needs constant support, monitoring — and lots of cuddles, of course. Having a little cuddly potato baby is the...
A concerned parent feels that when you look at the current state of the American public schooling system, you have to be insane not to want to homeschool your children. From fights that aren’t intervened in by teachers because they fear getting penalized to kids bringing literal guns to school, safety is a serious concern....
A man recently shared his story of not wanting to "waste money" on speech therapy for his daughter. For the sake of his story, we'll call him Steve. Fast Talker Steve explains that his daughter is a fast talker. He explains she never realizes she is doing it, and most of the time, you can understand what...