By Mikayla Denault My name is Mikayla Denault, and I’m just one of millions of girls who work hard every day just to be overshadowed by boys. Society has instilled this idea that men can do most things better than girls. But with my life, I am trying to change that stereotype through action. Growing […]
Joshua Peck, a father to a four-year-old daughter and a U.K. politician, sparked a conversation about gendered toys on Twitter after recently tweeting about a space-themed lunch box by retailer John Lewis that was labeled for “boys.” Hey @johnlewisretail. What is it about this lunchbox which makes it unsuitable for my daughter? Too sciencey? @LetToysBeToys […]
Daisy, an eight-year-old girl, and her mother were in Tesco last week looking at children’s clothes and Daisy had a lot of amazing things to say about it. Daisy points out that the girl shirts read, ‘Hey,’ ‘Beautiful,’ ‘I feel fabulous,’ while the boys clothes have type that reads, ‘Hero,’ and ‘Think outside the box.’ […]
By Alex Temblador With Hilary Clinton in the running to be the next president of the United States, it’s a perfect time for Mattel to release their newest Barbie — Presidential Barbie and Vice President Barbie. For this project, Mattel, the creators of Barbie, partnered with SheShouldRun, a non-profit that inspires young girls and women […]
By Alex Temblador Though your daughters may love Disney Princesses, a recent study found that they may negatively impact young girls in different ways. Family Life professor Sarah M. Coyne of Brigham Young University took 198 preschoolers — both boys and girls — and studied their interactions with Disney Princesses in terms of toys and […]
Father Jim Brock saw an online post last year that showed people how to make a Stormtrooper costume out of a children’s toy sold at Walmart. As a guy who’d made his own pretty awesome costumes in the past, he decided to try out the article and make this Stormtrooper costume for his daughter who […]
By Alex Temblador Jessica Kirkland is not a name you might recognize. She’s a mother of two daughters from Georgia, but more importantly in a Facebook post she wrote about Anna Duggar, she inadvertently started a parenting movement in regards to raising daughters with the rally cry, #BreatheFire. For those who may not know, Josh […]
By Alex Temblador Target has been in the news quite a bit lately. They recently changed their breastfeeding policy to allow women to breastfeed in any part of their store which received an immense amount of gratitude and support from parents. Now, a few days ago, Target released some more great news for parents: they […]
By Danny Thomas Today, I have somewhat of a rant … or maybe a concern… concern is a better word. here is the source of my consternation: I have three daughters… every single one of them laughs at farts (so does their mother, but don’t tell her I told you) and plays in the […]
By Meika Rouda Last Friday I did something I never thought I would do. I signed up for a parenting class. It isn’t that I am against advice; I have a whole library of parenting books including “How To Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk,” “Parenting the Difficult Child,” and […]
