Your cart is currently empty!
Your Mother’s Genes May Be Behind How Smart You Are, Scientists Say
Every parent has played the game at some point. A child breezes through a math test, learns to read ahead of schedule, or asks a question so sharp it stops adults mid-sentence. And almost immediately, someone in the room claims credit. Dad grins. Mom raises an eyebrow. Grandparents start citing family history. For decades, science…
The Real Reason 90s Kids Are the Most Screen-Anxious Parents
Do you ever find yourself hovering over your child with the remote, ready to hit pause the second a cartoon gets too sad? You are not alone. People often say modern parents are overprotective, but they forget what we grew up watching. We are the generation that learned about death, betrayal, and heartbreak from “G-rated”…
New Theory Suggests Autism Is a Treatable Metabolic Signaling Disorder
When a child is diagnosed with autism, the first question parents often ask is simply, “Why?” It is a question that has proven incredibly difficult to answer, offering us a confusing mix of genetic clues and environmental factors that never quite seem to fit into a single picture. But a new framework proposed by researchers…
Mattel Introduces First Autistic Barbie to Its Inclusive Doll Lineup
Play is often the first language children learn, a crucial tool they use to navigate social dynamics and understand their own identities. When the toys in their hands fail to reflect their reality, it can leave a silent gap in that understanding. Mattel’s latest addition to its historic doll line aims to close that distance,…
Rising Anxiety in Gen Z: 5 Subtle Red Flags Parents Can’t Ignore
Gen Z has grown up with school lockdown drills, a pandemic, nonstop news alerts, and social media in their pocket, so it is not surprising that many of them describe feeling “on edge” more often than not. For parents, though, it can be hard to know where ordinary stress ends and anxiety begins, especially when…
Babies Can Sense a ‘Good’ Person From a ‘Bad’ One, Long Before They Can Speak.
Most parents have seen it: your baby relaxes in the arms of one person but stiffens around another. It feels instinctive, almost like your baby can read people before they can speak. While many brush this off as coincidence, science is uncovering something truly interesting, babies may pay attention to kindness and unkindness much earlier…
What ‘Touch Starvation’ Does to Boys And How Parents Can Help
The sight of grown men in professional sports collapsing into one another’s arms, slapping each other’s backs, and celebrating through unabashed hugs and piles of joy is a fleeting glimpse of something much deeper: the human need for touch. These rare public moments of male physical affection stand in stark contrast to the reality many…
Researchers Have Now Identified Four Distinct Types Of Autism
Autism has long been viewed as one spectrum disorder with a range of severities. But lumping everyone under this single label often leaves families confused and clinicians struggling, as it mixes people with wildly different traits, genetics, and support needs. Parents have often said this catch-all approach doesn’t truly reflect their child’s unique reality. Penn…
Expert Claims Parents Should Ask Babies for Permission Before Changing Diapers
It’s the kind of headline that instantly divides the internet—equal parts ridicule, outrage, and curiosity. But buried beneath the viral claim that “parents should ask babies for permission before changing diapers” is a surprisingly thoughtful idea: what if the way we speak to our children from the very beginning shapes how they understand trust, communication,…