The Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) recently recommended that children aged 16 and below should not use social media. While many parents of younger children may welcome the recommendation, those raising teenagers know that staying off social media is often easier said than done. So why did the...
Violent content has become almost impossible to avoid. Children may encounter it while watching movies, scrolling through social media, playing video games, or even following the news. While many parents worry that violent content will make children violent, developmental pediatrician Dr. Jack...
There are some conversations parents spend years imagining but never expect to happen so soon. For transformational life and energy mentor Libni Fortuna, that moment came when her nine-year-old son Kobe walked into her room, took a deep breath, and whispered, "Mom, I 'm gay." "He was nervous,"...
A little boy reaches for a doll instead of a toy truck. A young girl asks to join a basketball team instead of ballet lessons. A child insists that pink is their favorite color. For some parents, these simple preferences can raise questions. Does a love for dolls, dresses, or the color pink say...
Picture this scene in a room. A child spends an hour arranging toy cars across the living room floor. Another one fills pages with dinosaur drawings. One keeps building towers out of cardboard boxes, knocking them down and beginning again. These may simply look like ways to pass the time. But...
A notification pops up on your phone. Another disturbing incident has made the headlines. Perhaps it happened in a school, a mall, or a place that feels uncomfortably familiar. Adults start talking about it at the dinner table or among fellow parents. Before long, a child overhears snippets of...
"I 'd stare at the wall." It was a teenager 's answer in a now-viral BBC interview about the proposed social media ban for children under 16 in the UK. When asked what she would do if she no longer had access to social media, she replied that she would simply stare at the wall. The answer...
If children handed out Father 's Day trophies, they would be awarded for things only kids notice, appreciate, and remember—even when they’re all grown up. This Father 's Day, we asked children what award they would give their dads and why. Their answers are funny, heartfelt, and a...
The way children communicate has changed dramatically in recent years. They can message friends instantly, search for information within seconds, and even generate ideas with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet amid all these technological advances, one skill remains distinctly human: the...
It started during a casual brunch after school drop-off. Someone asked a simple question: What do you use to clean your child after they use the bathroom? Some used regular soap. Others reached for products intended for adults. A few had improvised solutions of their own. It seemed no one really...
Ask any working mother what she needs more of and the answer is usually the same: time. Time for family with her husband Lorenzo and sons, Etienne, 10, and Davi, 8. Time for work as creative director at Spruce. Time for herself. As a mother of two and founder of Spruce, a floral and event design...
Toy stores continue to hold a certain kind of magic. For many adults, they are reminders of childhood afternoons spent wandering aisles and discovering something unexpected. For children, they remain places where their imagination and creative juices can run free. With Hamleys’ newest flagship...
