Parenting

Robert De Niro is a new dad, for the seventh time, at age 79. The Oscar-winning actor revealed that he’s welcomed a new child into the world in a Monday interview with ET Canada, promoting his appropriately named film About My Father. When De Niro was asked in the interview about being a dad to six kids, he piped up …

You might have heard of secure attachment or even about tiger moms. But have you heard of an elephant mom? How we parent our children has a long-term impact on their health and happiness. Our parenting style is the pattern of behaviors, values, and general approach we have to raise our children, including the way we respond and make demands …

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. My baby pictures and videos are the standard compendium of embarrassment. I was photographed waddling in nothing but a diaper, filmed smearing food all over my face instead of …

It’s a book with pictures for the babies and words for the parents. Many new parents read their newborns bedtime stories but, as two Vancouver creatives point out in their new book, babies can’t read.  Cam Spires and Grace Cho, Creative Directors at Rethink ad agency, have just published a sassy new board book that combines baby-friendly pictures with relatable parenting …

47 items in this article 8 items on sale! Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers When you’re a new mom, everything can feel overwhelming — from late-night feedings to the seemingly never-ending dirty diapers and your own physical recovery. I should know: I have two small kids, and while it definitely gets easier, those first few weeks with a newborn are …

Don’t post pictures of your children online FALSE There’s a difference, says the psychotherapist Stella O’Malley, author of What Your Teen Is Trying to Tell You, between creating interesting content, and being an excessive over-poster – people who are posting almost every day, rather than just on special occasions or when something funny or cute is going on. “It’s become …

Breadcrumb Trail Links Parenting Opinion Some adolescents seem to have become dependent on a perpetual parental portal and are incapable of making even minor decisions on their own. Author of the article: James Watts  •  Special to Montreal Gazette Published Jun 08, 2023  •  Last updated Jun 08, 2023  •  3 minute read “Why are parents sending messages to their …

A new app called Child Psych, launched by the Institute of Child Psychology, aims to help raise “a generation of children who do not need to recover from their childhoods,” according to institute co-founder Tammy Schamuhn. Schamuhn said that through her and her co-founder’s journeys, they discovered that there are many barriers in place that prevent or prohibit parents from …