We all know the moms who always want to rain on your parade and always need you to bring sunshine to brighten their day. They suck the energy out of the room and, frankly, out of you, but since they're your friends you stick it out. But if keeping toxic mom friendships is having a negative impact on your life, it may be time to reconsider how you deal with them.
What does your teen wear at the airport and why does it matter?
That's the question Boing Boing founder Mark Frauenfelder is asking TSA, after his 15-year-old daughter was allegedly "humiliated and shamed" for her outfit by an employee at the Los Angeles International Airport, The Huffington Post reports.
According to the teen's text to her father, she was at the checkpoint where TSA officials check IDs when the worker said, "You're only 15, cover yourself," humiliating the girl in front of her peers.
Although Frauenfelder wasn't accompanying his daughter at the time because she was on a "college tour" with other high schoolers, he believes the comment was a "big deal" because it is the first of what will "unfortunately be many layers of sexism she will encounter in her life."
To find out how TSA responded, read the whole story at The Huffington Post.
Summer is the perfect time for kids to take a plunge in the pool, but before doing so, parents might want to consider giving their children this new device.
Heads up, moms! Baby Matters LLC has recalled its Nap Nanny and Nap Nanny Chill infant recliners as part of a settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Huffington Post via Associated Press reports. Since 2009, the commission said it received at least 92 incident reports — including 5 deaths — involving the products.
To find out which retailers are participating in the recall, read the whole story at The Huffington Post.
Are you planning on having an end-of-school party for your teen? If you do, just be absolutely sure there's no underage drinking, or you could wind up in jail or pay hefty fines, as a Maine couple recently discovered.
Moms love to share their parenting experiences — the good, the bad, and the ugly! From searching for the best postbaby bathing suit to how to speak to your child, moms have a lot to say. Take a look at the five stories that had our readers talking the most this week.
With swimsuit season finally upon us, we're not surprised at all that a story about one mom's quest for the perfect, confidence-boosting swimsuit is among our most popular posts of the week. More than 130 weighed in with their thoughts on her final pick, and why it was a winner.
We often forget how carefully we need to talk to our children when discussing important things. Our post about choosing our words when telling tots we're disappointed in their actions received a vote of confidence from more than 80 readers.
Keep reading for the rest of the most talked about stories this week.
None of us want our children to get sick, but it's good to know where to find the best care for them, just in case they do.
U.S. News recently released its annual report of the best children's hospitals, and as the Huffington Post reports, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia garnered the No. 1 spot.
For the survey, U.S. News asked 1,500 doctors where they would send the sickest children for treatment. Eighty-seven hospitals were honored in the report, and 10 pediatric specialists, in everything from cancer to urology, were ranked.
Find out how your local hospital ranks at the Huffington Post.
Do you allow your kids to have friends over in the evening when you can't be there to supervise? As one mom recently discovered, the allure of a house with no parents around should not be underestimated.
The Aptos, CA-based mom left her 16-year-old daughter and three friends at home one night to bake cupcakes and watch a movie while she went out for a couple of hours. But as the Huffington Post reports via CBS San Francisco, the small gathering quickly turned into an "out-of-hand mob crime scene" after one of the teens sent out a text message about a party taking place at the home. The message quickly made the rounds of social media outlets such as Facebook, which resulted in about 300 people rushing to the neighborhood, invading the house, and causing tens of thousands of dollars in property damage.
To find out why the homeowner remains unfazed, read the whole story at the Huffington Post.
How would you feel if your child's teacher was drunk while on a class field trip?
Wisconsin elementary school teacher Maria Caya vomited and passed out during a fourth-grade field trip to a bowling alley, The Huffington Post reports. At the hospital where she was taken after she fell ill, her blood alcohol level measured 0.27, more than three times the legal limit, and she allegedly told staff she had been drinking before the trip.
To find out how the Janesville School District has responded, read the whole story at The Huffington Post.
Nothing is a more urgent reminder of the dangers of teasing in the age of social media than the story of a kid who takes her own life. Earlier this week, a 15-year-old New York teen named Felicia Garcia committed suicide by leaping in front of a moving train. The Staten Island freshman made her tragic jump while her classmates watched, allegedly because she "dwelled on rumors" from bullies, The Huffington Post reports.
Friends said they never suspected she would take her own life as they waited for the train after school, but Garcia's Twitter account revealed otherwise. Shortly before her suicide, she wrote on Twitter: "I can't, I'm done, I give up."
