parenting advice
Teen on vacation ditches 'pissed' parents on Caribbean island to make cruise on time
June 7, 2024 | 9:24amA recent high school graduate ditched his tardy parents on a Caribbean island so he could make it back to their cruise ship before it departed.
'What's in my (hospital) bag'—the full checklist, according to a new mom who packed right
June 6, 2024 | 2:25pmLike 'What's in my bag?', but for delivering a baby.
'Literally stop' Dad goes viral for his five hilarious 'rules' for parenting teens
June 6, 2024 | 12:16pmParenting teenagers is really in a class all on its own, and it appears Chip Leighton, a comedian and dad has really hit a nerve by sharing his rules for what not...
How to develop a family social media plan in the wake of landmark NY measure
June 4, 2024 | 4:43pm"I think it's important to start talking about social media as early as kids are interested in understanding it," Dr. Shannon Bennett told The Post.
Dear Abby: How do I tell my loved ones that I'm dying?
June 3, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby advises someone who was recently diagnosed with cancer, a wife whose husband is betraying her, and a retiree who wants to leave the city.
Dad's touching advice goes viral after talking daughter through her breakup
May 30, 2024 | 2:45pm"After I read the first sentence, I was, like, 'Oh, this is something that my heart needed.'"
Moms and dads are hurting their kids through 'exploitative' viral trend
May 30, 2024 | 1:36pmAccording to an article by the Cleveland Clinic, "sharenting" refers to "the act of digital oversharing, of excessively posting information, pictures, stories or updates about your child’s life."
Introducing peanuts early reduces kids' allergy risk: new study
May 29, 2024 | 6:33pm"This safe, simple strategy could prevent tens of thousands of cases of peanut allergy among the 3.6 million children born in the United States each year," the director of the...
My wife is mad at me for backing her up to our kids — I don't know what I did wrong
May 28, 2024 | 1:44pmA father who shared his story on the popular Reddit page, known as AITA ("Am I the a--hole?"), has not been getting much love from others about what happened.
Dear Abby: My son keeps bringing his freeloader girlfriend to events uninvited
May 28, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby advises a mother struggling with her son's new relationship, a worried mother concerned about her daughter's abusive husband and the victim of a traffic accident.
Mom furious after daycare attached ankle weights to 2-year-old son to 'slow him down': 'Abhorrent'
May 23, 2024 | 10:25amA furious mom has shared her outrage after discovering that her two-year-old son was fitted with ankle weights at his daycare to stop him from moving quickly.
I'm an ER doctor — never pick up your kid like this
May 22, 2024 | 1:44pmIt might seem harmless — or even fun — but actually poses a big risk.
Mom melts down after first-grade son snubbed at award ceremony: 'Single these motherf—king kids out!'
May 22, 2024 | 10:40am“I can’t imagine how humiliating that must of been for that child,” one person proclaimed of the mom's expletive-filled outburst.
Here’s what’s actually making parent-child relationships worse — and it’s not our phones
May 21, 2024 | 5:41pmFor once, the phones aren't to blame.
Modern parents are turning screentime into learning with the Lingokids educational, play app
May 21, 2024 | 4:24pmMeet Lingokids. Something grown-ups and littles can finally agree on.
The startling truth about teen caffeine consumption revealed: 'It's adding up'
May 20, 2024 | 5:21pmThese national poll results may give you a jolt.
Treating the diaper dilemma: the best diaper rash creams, according to a doula and a new mom
May 20, 2024 | 3:23pmPut one of these in your diaper bag ASAP.
Four of my bridesmaids and I pregnant at same time — our babies are ‘ready-made best friends’
May 20, 2024 | 2:07pmSophie Hare, 27, had always dreamed of being pregnant at the same time as her pals but didn’t think it would actually happen.
Influencers are giving their babies bizarre names to 'stand out' on Instagram: Heart, Afternoon and Stone are hot monikers
May 18, 2024 | 1:27pmOnce reserved for A-list newborns — like Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter Apple — the eccentric, and occasionally absurd, monikers are no longer only assigned to nepobabies.
Mom rails against school's reaction to her daughter's nose piercing: 'That's a tad too far'
May 16, 2024 | 1:49pmInfluencer Tink is known for allowing her daughter and niece to express themselves through vibrant hair colors and facial piercings, which she shares in videos online.