Although 45 percent of young adults between 18 and 29 still room with mom and dad, the big kids who are still living in their childhood home have had to battle stereotypes that present them as lazy or their lives as unglamorous. Olivia Zelon, an entrepreneur from California, has proven that sharing a home with …
A picture appearing to show one child’s wild answer to a spelling homework assignment has drawn an astonished response on social media—but not for the reasons you might have thought. In a post titled “Kids today,” a Reddit user writing under the handle u/moncking shared an answer sheet from a seemingly straightforward quiz asking whoever …
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On the issue of kids, smartphones, and social media, a vibe shift is happening, and it’s happening on the left, right, and in the center. Here’s a survey of recent anti-phone discourse on the topic in politics and culture in recent weeks and months: The TikTok “ban” (don’t call it that) garnered bipartisan support in …
The internet has been left in tears after watching a touching video of first-time parents start a tradition ahead of their baby’s first birthday. The footage shows Maude Carrier-Pion and her husband sitting at a candle-lit table, each with a piece of paper and pen. They can be seen sipping wine, kissing and crying. The …
A video of a spontaneous cold sea plunge has shown viewers the value of making memories—and knowing when you’re making them. The video, posted by Emily Coxhead (@emilyrosecoxhead), shows her running into the sea as her husband films from behind the camera. “When your husband dares you to go in the sea after a ten-hour …
Parenting By Jordana Shell, Kidspot Published Jan. 14, 2024, 8:32 p.m. ET In a world where AI is the way of the future, how is it so far behind when it comes to depicting being a stay-at-home mom? Recently, I came across this clip on Insta where ChatGPT was asked a series of prompts about what a stay-at-home …