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Louisiana law would require parental permission to use social media
The measure follows a trend of laws in states such as Utah and Arkansas that seek to limit adolescents’ unrestricted access to social media.
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14-year-old college grad benefitted the most from this parenting strategy
Mike Wimmer, a certified child prodigy, says he can make friends with people of “any age.” Here’s the rule his parents used to encourage that social acuity.
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Mom's Restaurant Hack for Toddler Is Dividing the Internet
One mother shared her strategy for feeding a toddler while out to eat at a restaurant, but she’s been met with mixed reviews online.
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What Parents Need to Know About P2P Payment Apps as Venmo Adds Teen Account
Here’s how parents can protect teens from common peer-to-peer payment issues, according to a consumer watchdog.
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Should Parents Charge Their Kids Rent? One Couple Divides the Internet
A Texas couple started charging their daughter rent after she opted to live at home following her high school graduation.
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Identical Triplet Sisters All Became OB-GYN Doctors … And Work With Their Mom!
Identical triplet sisters, Drs. Vicky, Sarah and Joanna Bedell, followed in the footsteps of their mother, Dr. Janet Gersten.
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Alabama Couple Welcomes Rare Quadruplets: Two Sets of Identical Twins
The Carmacks wanted to give their 8-year-old daughter a sibling. She ended up with 4 including identical twin girls and identical twin boys.
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The Myth About Floaties and Water Wings That All Parents Should Know
Experts are warning parents about common floaty and water wing myths that could put children in danger while swimming.
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Black Couple Says Texas Authorities Took Away Their Baby Just Because They Had a Home Birth
“Instantly, I felt like they had stolen my baby,” the mom said.
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Saga of 68-Year-Old Spanish Actress Using Surrogate to Have a Baby Takes Another Twist
A heated debate in Spain triggered by a 68-year-old Spanish celebrity who was reported to have used a surrogate mother in Miami to have a baby has taken a twist.
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I Talked to 70 Parents Who Raised Highly Accomplished Adults — Here Are 5 Signs Your Kid Will Be Successful
Parenting expert and author Margot Bisnow interviewed 70 parents who raised highly successful adults. She identified five traits the kids all had in common when they were young.
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Their Infants Stopped Breathing. Moms Share Their Experiences With BRUE
A viral TikTok video is raising awareness about an alarming medical event that can affect infants.
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7 Things I Never Let My Kids Do as an Emergency Medicine Pediatrician
ATVs, trampolines, riding in the front seat. Pediatricians share the things they’d never let their children do and how to reduce the risk of injury to keep kids safe.
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5 of the World's Best Countries for Working Parents—the U.S. Isn't on the List
Investments in early education and child care programs make Iceland one of the best countries for working parents of young kids, according to Bloomberg.
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Tooth Fairy Can't Escape Inflation – Here's What the Average Value of a Single Tooth Jumped To
The price of eggs isn’t the only thing skyrocketing in 2023.
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Mississippi Couple Welcomes Rare Set of Quintuplets — With Four Identical Girls
Haylee and Shawn Ladner’s babies were delivered at the University of Mississippi Medical Center on Feb. 16
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Esther Wojcicki Raised 2 Successful CEOs and a Doctor — Here's Why She Thinks Good Grades Don't Matter
The U.S. education system discourages “kids who are super creative” but “not following all of the rules” from success, says bestselling author Esther Wojcicki.
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A Child Psychologist Shares the 5 Signs You've Raised a ‘Highly Spoiled' Kid—and How Parents Can ‘Undo' It
Parenting expert, psychologist and bestselling author Michele Borba shares her advice for identifying spoiled behavior, and how to raise generous and considerate kids.
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Lesbian Mom Loses Parental Rights, and Wife, to Child's Sperm Donor
An Oklahoma woman has no parental rights over the son she raised for two years with her estranged wife, who has since started dating the former couple’s sperm donor, a judge ruled Monday.
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Donna Kelce Raised 2 Super Bowl-Winning Brothers — Here's the No. 1 Parenting Rule She Used
When NFL champions Travis and Jason Kelce were kids, their mother Donna had a rule: Once you start something, you owe it to your teammates to finish it.