An Age-By-Age Guide to Talking to Kids About Sex
This post is part of our “Big Talks” series—a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they’ll have with their kids. Read more here. Sex is perhaps the…
How to Help Guide Your Teen Through the Overwhelm of High School
A teen’s transition through adolescence to college and career are filled with pressure to achieve and a lot of uncertainty. That’s why academic advisor and career development expert Ana Homayoun…
How to Stop Yelling at Your Kid About Using Their Phone
Photo: Peter Snaterse (Shutterstock) You can’t blame teens for being super attached to their phones. We gave them technology that provides limitless access to their friends and the entire world,…
How to Parent Your Kid Through These Four Stages of Adolescence
Photo: Brocreative (Shutterstock) Maybe it’s the long, sleepless nights or the never-ending temper tantrums, but many new parents believe the most demanding days of parenting are in their child’s early…
How Your Teenager’s Friendships Can Impact Their Adulthood
Photo: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock) Friendship is important, no matter what stage of life you are in. A good friendship can enrich your life in countless ways, creating a support system…
15 of the Best Movies About Teen Angst to Watch After ‘Turning Red’
Screenshot: Now and Then/New Line Cinema Not entirely unlike Inside Out a few years back, the new Pixar film Turning Red stars a character confronting her own adolescence and the…
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Online Dating
Even before the pandemic, much of a teenager’s social life played out online. Socializing with friends (and frenemies) didn’t stop when the final bell of the school day rang—it carried…
Don’t Worry About Your Child’s Pandemic Weight Gain
Photo: Maya Kruchankova (Shutterstock) From the beginning of the pandemic, parents everywhere were concerned about how to keep our kids of all ages physically active while stuck at home. Just…
How to Help Your Struggling Tween
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) We’re just about a year into this pandemic, and it’s been hard on basically everyone. From toddlers who can’t socialize with their little toddler friends to the…
Accumulating fewer genetic mutations linked to living a longer life
By Gege Li Genetic mutations passed down through generations may be able to hint how long a person will liveCavan Images / Alamy The amount of genetic mutations a person…