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☆ Child-focused parenting is exhausting. Some parents are finally ditching it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This is known as child-focused parenting, a style devised in the 90s that has become the norm in the last decade. Gaskins isn't the only psychology professional against child-focused parenting. Ironically, child-focused parenting teaches kids that it's normal to forego your identity and boundaries. AdvertisementInstead of being prepared for adult life, "the child's world is completely separated from the adult world," Doucleff said. Woo, who teaches at UC Irvine, said she's witnessed the lasting effects of child-focused parenting.

Persons: —, Michaeleen Doucleff, Doucleff, Suzanne Gaskins, Gaskins, Brené Brown, Tim Ferriss, Gen Xers, Sharon Hays, Caitlyn Collins, Louis, Collins, bento, Dr, Jenny Woo, Woo, she's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Northeastern Illinois University, Washington University, Disney, UC Irvine, Pew Locations: San Francisco, American, St, playdate, America

☆ I unfollowed all momfluencers on social media. They were making me feel like a bad mom.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Katharine Reid | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm a mom of three kids and I've decided to unfollow momfluencers. When someone only shares the picture-perfect moments I feel like I'm not doing enough. And when I follow any parent who only shows the best parts, I start to feel like I'm not doing enough. I even feel this way when seeing certain posts from friends or acquaintances on social media. On social media, there are too many versions of the lives we could lead and the parenting choices we could make.

Persons: I've, I'm, —, couldn't, influencers, you'd Organizations: Service, Digital Culture, Penn's Annenberg School, Communication Locations: Mexico

☆ Some baby brands have a cult-like following. Kyte Baby’s went sour
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hobbs says she owns 120 pieces of bamboo fiber baby pajamas, which can run from $32 to $38 for brands such as Bums & Roses, Posh Peanut and Kyte Baby. Courtesy Emilee HobbsThere are a number of bamboo clothing brands. The swift backlash to Kyte Baby was just as strong as its fans’ devotion had been. One person filmed themselves flinging away a Kyte Baby onesie into the snow in protest to ’N Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye.” Others said they would be selling their Kyte Baby items. A “Sienna Woodland" footie from bamboo clothing brand Kyte Baby.

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☆ CEO of baby apparel brand Kyte Baby apologizes after denying employee's remote work request while newborn was in NICU
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kyte Baby denied an employee's request to work remotely to care for her newborn. The Dallas-based baby apparel brand Kyte Baby has been under fire this week for taking a hard line on remote work. AdvertisementThe company agreed to let Hughes work remotely for two weeks to take care of her new baby, Moeller said. Liu herself is a mother of five who launched Kyte Baby after struggling to find baby apparel that would calm her daughter's eczema. She added, "We continue to apologize to both Marissa and our Kyte Baby community for how her maternity leave was handled."

Persons: Kyte Baby, Critics, TikTok, —, Kyte, Marissa Hughes, Ying Liu, TikTok —, Liu, Hughes, Kailee Moeller, Moeller, She's, onesies, Kyte Baby's, Marissa Organizations: Service, Dallas, USA Locations: Dallas, El Paso

☆ Opinion: Here’s one more reason to stop shaming parents
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Opinion Kara Alaimo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: Kara Alaimo, an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University, writes about issues affecting women and social media. Now, a new study suggests the reason some kids don’t sleep well is because they’re genetically predisposed to insomnia — not because their moms can’t get sleep training right. There’s a bigger lesson here that goes far beyond what parents should be taught about getting kids to sleep. The study released this week reminds us that when a kid struggles, it’s often not their parent’s fault. Not having to deal with these kinds of messages of failure would at least give parents one less thing to lose sleep over.

Persons: Kara Alaimo, can’t, —, — pediatricians, momfluencers, Amy Tuteur, “, ”, it’s Organizations: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Women, Press, Facebook, CNN, Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Media

☆ These Moms’ Lives Are a Hot Mess, and They’re Ready to Show It
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Allie Jones | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In a world of flawless social media “momfluencers” who seem to have spotless houses and an endless supply of earth-tone outfits for their photogenic children, one decided to get real. “I used to think I couldn’t be a content creator because I don’t live in a pretty house…I mean, look at me,” said Katie Ziemer, a 29-year-old substitute teacher and mother of three, in a video posted to TikTok earlier this year. The video showed her getting ready in the morning wearing nondescript black sweatpants and cutting fruit for her kids in a slightly messy kitchen.

Persons: momfluencers, ”, Katie Ziemer

☆ These Mom Influencers Embrace the Mess of Real Life; ‘You’re Not Alone’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Allie Jones | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: momfluencers, ”, Katie Ziemer

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