Tweens & Teens

Adolescent girl applying face cream onto her face in a bathroom
Not FY
By Katie McPherson

Your Teen’s Skincare FYP Could Do Way More Harm Than Good

Researchers pretended to be 13-year-olds on Tik Tok. The skincare advice they got raises red flags with experts.

view on teenage girl reading book in hammock in the garden in summer
No Book Logs Needed

9 Books Recommended By Tweens

Add these to your summer reading list.

A father and young child sit at a dining table, playfully using hand gestures during dinner, while t...
Should You Throw In The (Dish) Towel?

Parents On Reddit Want To Know: When Do You Phase Out Family Dinners?

What is the balance between promoting family togetherness and letting teens do their own thing?

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr testifies during a House budget meeting...
The Politics Of Infectious Diseases

RFK Dismisses CDC's Entire Vaccine Advisory Committee In An Unprecedented Move

ACIP is scheduled to meet in 15 days: it is unclear how new members can be properly vetted in that time.

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Ask Scary Mommy: How Much Control Should Kids Have Over Their Birthday Invite List?

I want to invite my friend's son. My kid doesn't want to.

A group of young men are gathered around, with one man in the foreground drinking from a clear plast...
Can We See Some ID?

Teens Who Drink With Parental Supervision More Likely To Drink More As Young Adults

Apparently, “I’d rather you drink in the house” isn’t a great harm reduction strategy.

Not FY
By Katie McPherson

Your Teen’s Skincare FYP Could Do Way More Harm Than Good

Researchers pretended to be 13-year-olds on Tik Tok. The skincare advice they got raises red flags with experts.

No Book Logs Needed
By Samantha Darby

9 Books Recommended By Tweens

Add these to your summer reading list.

Should You Throw In The (Dish) Towel?
By Jamie Kenney

Parents On Reddit Want To Know: When Do You Phase Out Family Dinners?

What is the balance between promoting family togetherness and letting teens do their own thing?

The Politics Of Infectious Diseases
By Jamie Kenney

RFK Dismisses CDC's Entire Vaccine Advisory Committee In An Unprecedented Move

ACIP is scheduled to meet in 15 days: it is unclear how new members can be properly vetted in that time.

check yes or no
By Sarah Aswell

Ask Scary Mommy: How Much Control Should Kids Have Over Their Birthday Invite List?

I want to invite my friend's son. My kid doesn't want to.

Can We See Some ID?
By Jamie Kenney

Teens Who Drink With Parental Supervision More Likely To Drink More As Young Adults

Apparently, “I’d rather you drink in the house” isn’t a great harm reduction strategy.

You're On Your Own, Kid
By Jamie Kenney

Government Shuts Down Job Corps, Leaving Tens Of Thousands Of Students Unsure Of The Future

The 61-year-old program helped underserved youth earn their GED, learn a trade, & have a place to live.

SOS: Save Our Sons
By Jamie Kenney

Here’s What Parents Are Doing To Protect Their Boys From Red Pilling

“Y’all don’t know it, but y’all have really weird people living in your homes.”

Grown, You Say...?
By Jamie Kenney

When Do We Stop Enforcing A Curfew For Adult Kids?

It’s going to happen one day... but it is not this day...

we hit the big time
By Sarah Aswell

Ask Scary Mommy: Adulting Big Time With Caitlin Murray

In Ask Scary Mommy, @bigtimeadulting answers lots of juicy questions about parenting.