The new Netflix series, Adolescence, has lots of parents on high alert for signs that their teenagers are engaging with…
Sometimes kids’ questions really make you think. Kids of all ages might wonder why some people can take their shirts…
The Trevor Project, which provides crisis support to LGBTQ+ young people, reported a 700 percent increase in calls, texts, and…
Currently, moms working full-time, year-round jobs make 71 cents on the dollar compared to dads who are working full-time, year-round…
A recent TikTok video of brothers Andrew Loffa and Michael Colletti kicked off a huge debate about which bathroom is…
The teen years are notoriously challenging, for kids and parents alike. There are tons of resources on navigating this developmental…
The “default parent” is the adult caregiver in a family with children who often ends up being responsible for the…
This story was originally published by The 19th. Nearly 1 in 10 adolescent girls have used non-prescription pills to lose…
Women’s History Month is the perfect time to teach kids about advancements in women’s rights, and the hard work that…
A new report shows that toy marketers still frequently employ gender stereotypes when advertising products to families. And it’s detrimental…
To understand identity, it’s important to understand intersectionality — or the combination of different identities that make up a whole…
Parents with teens and tweens may worry that their child will someday be coerced or make a risky choice to…
This story was originally published by The 19th. “The Ed Scare” — that’s how freedom of expression advocacy organization PEN…
Would you know what to say if your child asks what transgender means or they overhear transphobic remarks? It’s likely…
Whether you’re of Latin American or Spanish descent or not, you may have run into some confusion or debate surrounding…
This story was originally published by The 19th. Wearing a bridal gown and chains around her wrists, Fraidy Reiss hopped…
Hal Dempsey wanted to “escape Missouri.” Arlo Dennis is “fleeing Florida.” The Tillison family “can’t stay in Texas.” They are…
If you want your child to grow up to be understanding and respectful of LGBTQ+ identities—not to mention comfortable with…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Nearly 60% of teenage girls reported feeling…
Mineka Furtch wasn’t bothered by the idea of morning sickness after going through a miscarriage and the roller coaster of…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Soon after a wave of states moved…
This story was originally published by The 19th. 33 S. Perry Street in Montgomery, Alabama, is a site of harrowing…
This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. JACKSON, Miss. — Two years ago, after an emergency cesarean section…
When kids wrestle, sword-fight, chase, or tickle each other, it can be hard to know whether they’re crossing the line…
About half of the population menstruates or will menstruate, but too many people lack the ability to manage their periods…
Whether educating kids, serving the public in the food service industry, or caring for sick or injured people at hospitals,…
In an effort to make puberty education more inclusive and less stigmatizing, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has just…
As the national conversation about gender and sexuality has taken many tumultuous turns over recent years, with controversial laws targeting…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. It happened in one class, then another.…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. It’s not radical. Children learn better when…
Public debates about gender and parenting have been heightened in recent years. Merriam-Webster announced the gender-neutral pronoun “they” as the…
The mental health epidemic can touch anyone’s life, considering about one in five adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness…
Starting on Day 1, children are inundated with gender stereotypes—pink bows and babydolls for girls, trucks and toy guns for…
Seeing or hearing sexism in action can have lasting consequences for kids, especially girls who may start placing more emphasis…
In some form or another, the Equality Act has been a policy goal for proponents of LGBTQ and gender equality…
In recent months there has been a wave of new legislation introduced across the country aimed at barring transgender students…
The word “feminist” gets thrown around a lot, but do you really understand what it means to be one? And…
Kids often catch us off-guard with questions that are hard to answer (understatement of the century)! So if kids see…
Put simply, feminism is about seeing women as equals—and that’s something we all want to instill in our kids. If…
You don’t need to be the parent of a transgender child to know it’s a complicated situation to find yourself…
One thing that’s on the minds of many parents of boys is how to make sure their sons grow up…
A hundred years ago, women weren’t allowed to vote in the U.S. While we might know a couple names of…
Last month, Merriam-Webster dictionary named “they” the word of the year as a way to recognize the gender-fluid linguistics that…
A new study suggests that moms might be less tolerant than dads are when it comes to boys expressing emotions.…
Imagine a world where dolls didn’t have to be “girly.” Well, none other than Mattel has taken the toy world…
The Big Idea: Transgender kids often have that trans identity by adolescence, and sometimes as young as 18-24 months. Kids…
The Big Idea: Our culture is teaching boys to suppress their feelings from an early age. In actuality, to raise…