All articles tagged with #kids
Kylie Kelce says on the Not Gonna Lie podcast that Taylor Swift has effectively become an aunt to her and Jason Kelce’s kids, bonding with them over Swift’s cats Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button; the kids now want a family cat, despite Jason’s allergy and his jokes that cats are poisonous.
A parent asks how to handle his wife’s urge to blame the friend who brought over a skateboard after their son Kyle’s minor fall. The columnist says Vanessa isn’t at fault and the focus should be on Kyle’s safety and learning: patch things up, remind him not to take things without asking, and if he wants to skateboard again, consider lessons, kneepads, a helmet, and a flat surface.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds offered a rare glimpse into their family life with four kids during a New York outing to watch Wrexham AFC take on Liverpool at Yankee Stadium, sharing Instagram photos and thanking friends and photographer Guy Aroch for capturing the day.
A study of 684 children suggests melatonin users have less REM sleep, a stage tied to memory, learning, and emotional development, raising questions about long-term effects since melatonin isn’t FDA-regulated and dosing varies; experts urge caution, prioritize sleep hygiene, and reserve melatonin for circadian-disorder cases with small, precisely timed doses while addressing underlying sleep problems.
A husband asks how to stop his wife from imposing a water-only diet for their two kids (ages 6 and 8), which has left them miserable. The column argues that while limiting juice, soda, and even milk can be reasonable if calcium and nutrients are covered elsewhere, the real fix is getting both parents on the same page, explaining the health reasons to the kids, and treating sugary drinks as occasional treats, not permanent rules.
A mother discovers her 11-year-old was given a smartphone by her husband’s parents with no parental controls and instructed to keep it secret; the device showed mostly porn, leading her to destroy it and mail the pieces to the in-laws. Her husband proposes a months-long punishment for the grandparents, while the author advises that although their behavior was ridiculous, cutting them off isn’t the answer. The recommended approach is to talk to the in-laws, establish clear boundaries, and have both parents enforce them to protect the kids.
Guardian's Molly Oldfield hosts a family-friendly five-question science quiz created by children, covering topics from whale navigation and the sun–Neptune distance to SpongeBob’s look, why arms swing when we walk, and sharks’ ecological role; readers are invited to submit their own junior brainteasers for future quizzes.
A mother asks how to handle her husband’s confrontational arguing style with both her and their two young daughters—yelling, sarcasm, and shutdowns—which sometimes improve but often return, especially with the 3-year-old. The piece notes the impact on the kids, advises that the wife shouldn’t have to fix him alone, and recommends outside mediation or family counseling to establish healthier communication and protect the children’s emotional well-being.
Parents are increasingly using child-specific investment accounts—sometimes linked to government seed deposits and kid-friendly platforms—to start their children’s portfolios early, a trend The New York Times says is turning babies into a new investor class as families discuss money habits and long-term goals.
A father details his ex-wife’s emotional neglect of their son Anthony after Briana’s birth, which fractured the family and left them in a custody split. The adviser urges validating Anthony’s feelings and offering an outlet like therapy, while being honest with both children and guiding Briana to understand her different relationship with her mother without disparaging the father, so the siblings can navigate the fallout and heal.
A WIRED piece shows that Apple’s Assistive Access feature in iOS 17 can tailor an iPhone into a six‑app, internet-sheared “dumb phone” for kids. By choosing allowed apps (Calls, Messages, Maps, Camera, Photos, Music) and not granting web browsers, the device can stay safe, trackable with Find My, and easily switched back to normal with a passcode. It’s a no‑subscription solution that critics note runs sluggishly and can override Screen Time limits, and Apple doesn’t widely market it for kids, but it offers a flexible Apple‑ecosystem option using existing hardware.
Slate’s Care and Feeding covers two family dilemmas: first, a wife’s mother-in-law treats her poorly and a 3-year-old’s blunt insult prompts guidance that the child should apologize while the parents set firm boundaries and consider walking away when needed; second, parents clash over punishment for their 14-year-old’s vandalism, with the columnist advising a stricter consequence (grounding from everything for a month, or two) and to enforce accountability without belittling the child.
The surge in youth e-bikes—many fast or modifiable to motorcycle speeds—has coincided with more injuries and incidents across California, prompting warnings about proper classifications, retailer actions (including Amazon halting high-speed e-bike sales), parental accountability, and increased hospital admissions (CHLA reporting rising e-bike injuries: eight in 2023, 16 in 2024, 36 in 2025).
Jason Sudeikis said on the Friends Keep Secrets podcast that dating today feels “daunting and overwhelming” for him, six years after his split from Olivia Wilde. He’s not into dating multiple people at once and emphasizes that his kids come first. He’s not rushing into romance and would consider having more children if he fell in love again. He shares two kids, Otis and Daisy, with Wilde, and their breakup followed their engagement in 2020.
Three Indian teens win the Global Earth Prize with Plas-Stick, a tamarind-seed powder that clumps microplastics in water and can be removed with a magnet, offering a simple, low-cost solution for safer drinking water in shared containers; they plan to scale production to rural communities and this marks India's first Global Earth Prize win.