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The world better watch out for the next generation of strong girls because they are coming in hot and they do not want to hear your bullshit. ⁠ ⁠ #parenting #bodyshame #bodyshaming #swimming #bikinis
The day before her 35th birthday no less! 🫶⁠ ⁠ (via tailsofkcfacilitydogs / mountaindarlin)
One mom is calling out this double standard in her latest TikTok, noting that men are taught to want kids but not how to be nurturing and present fathers.⁠ ⁠ “Men are taught to want kids, but not how to be dads. There are lots of men that want to have kids. There are fewer men that want to be dads, and it's really important, as women, that we discern between the two, because they're not the same,” Abby Eckel (@abbyeckel) notes.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio for her full video!
We're always perfect parents until we actually become parents. (via @twinstantfamily)
Just when you thought that school and school work might be a break from screen time... ⁠ ⁠ #school #screentime #parenting #kindergarten
In her video, Tatiana (@mamasreadingjournal) asked her followers if they go to their kids’ parent-teacher conferences, admitting that she did not want to go.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio for the response from followers plus an update video!
Look, let’s just say it — watching a kid struggle to complete a task that you just know you could do in five seconds flat can be a wee bit frustrating. If you don’t think too much about how often you step in, it can be quite easy to become a helicopter parent.⁠ ⁠ It’s not uncommon, but a new Yale study suggests that we may want to rethink frequent intervention — and that a simple mindset shift might help us to do just that.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to learn more!⁠
What should have been a fun and exciting milestone moment for Blue Ivy turned sour after her gold, strapless Christian Siriano gown was criticized, branding her dress “wildly inappropriate” for a 12-year-old.⁠ ⁠ One viral tweet with over 25 million views accused Beyoncé and Jay-Z of “over sexualizing” Blue by allowing her to wear the strapless gown and makeup.⁠ ⁠ “Honestly the way blue Ivy a 12 year old is over sexualized by her parents needs to be studied because she still a child and they’r...
This isn’t a Hallmark movie or a highlight reel — it’s real life, and it’s a lot! ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for the full essay / 📷️: Getty
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Over 250,000 speakers marketed for children have been recalled due to a fire risk.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to check if your Yoto is being recalled and how to fix the problem!
The “dads, Brads, and Chads” of the world really have a bone to pick with the NFL showing Taylor Swift on TV so much when she attends Kansas City Chiefs games to support her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. ⁠ ⁠ When she shows up on their television screen for .5 seconds, cheering from her seat, they are so, so angry!⁠ ⁠ So, it’s really funny when other celebrities, like Matthew McConaughey, show up to sporting events like UT—Austin football games, no one bats an eye! Gee, I wonder why that could be!?...
The “dads, Brads, and Chads” of the world really have a bone to pick with the NFL showing Taylor Swift on TV so much when she attends Kansas City Chiefs games to support her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. ⁠ ⁠ When she shows up on their television screen for .5 seconds, cheering from her seat, they are so, so angry!⁠ ⁠ So, it’s really funny when other celebrities, like Matthew McConaughey, show up to sporting events like UT—Austin football games, no one bats an eye! Gee, I wonder why that could be!?...
Whenever I go back and rewatch 'The Santa Clause,' first as an adult and now as a mom, I’ve come to love and appreciate one particular character much more than I ever did as a kid: Dr. Neil Miller, played flawlessly by Judge Reinhold (@realjudgereinhold)! ⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio for our entire ode to this sweater-loving king!
It's December 12th, are you over your elf yet? (via @melissdawson)