Parenting

Halloween Candies that Toddlers Should Never Have
Kids love Halloween…mostly for the free candy. Sadly though, fun can quickly turn to tragedy. To help protect your kids, a leading pediatrician has released a list of candies that...

Free Lunch For Kids At Sacramento Libraries Starts Next Week
13 library locations will serve kids free meals June 14 to August 5

5 Therapy Apps For Mental Health
“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” ― John Green

Tips For Parents To Manage Distance Learning This Fall
Thanks to our partners at KCRA3: Parents are in a frenzy about this upcoming school year due to COVID-19 and since there has been a surge in cases, school districts...

[VIDEO] News Correspondent Interrupted by Son on Live TV
NBC News’ Courtney Kube found herself multitasking when her son Ryan, 4, walked into the middle of a live interview.. Sometimes unexpected breaking news happens while you’re reporting breaking news....

“IT’S NOT WORTH IT!” Loomis Mom’s Warning to Parents on Vaping | Amanda & Darik
Why you should look in your kids backpack come home from school today “It is not worth it!!!!” Everyone thinks vaping is not as bad as cigarettes, and we are...

What is a #Vsco Girl? | Amanda & Darik
There’s a new term floating around the internet labeling women that you need to know about. It’s #Vsco. It’s pronounced “visco.” Amanda noticed her teenagers using the term in conversations and...

Electric Scooters are Taking Over Sacramento | Amanda & Darik
There’s an influx coming of electric scooters on the streets of Sacramento! ABC10 reports, by the end of summer, there will be approximately 2,000 JUMP bikes and scooters in Sacramento....

Target Sells Adaptive Halloween Costumes For Kids | Amanda & Darik
At first, I was frustrated to see that “Holiday Creep” was upon me when I was shopping for school supplies at the Target in Rocklin. I was a tad annoyed...

Top 5 Regrets | How to NOT be Part of This Statistic | Amanda & Darik
You never hear someone say, “I wish I’d spent more time at work.” There is still time for you to not have these regrets in your life. With a few...

Pay Lunch Debt or Kids go to Foster Care? | Amanda & Darik
Lunch Shaming? The Wyoming Valley West School District in Pennsylvania is back peddling today after they sent out hundreds of letters this week telling parents who had lunch debt to pay or...

Every Hour Your Teen is Online Increases Depression | Amanda & Darik
We know too much time spend on screens and social media is bad for us, but how do we stop? A new study says “For every additional hour young people...

Now there is FREE College Tuition in California! | Amanda & Darik
Being told your children can get a free college tuition feels like winning the lottery! California’s new budget makes you feel like you picked the winning number in the Powerball....

Beating Up Your Kids’ Stuffed Animal? Disturbing Parenting Trend | Amanda & Darik
When we were kids we had to sit at the table until our plate was clean. That was a tame parenting tactic compared to this dad’s idea. A viral video...

Watch this Tennis Player Son’s Comfort His Dad after Loss | Amanda & Darik
Watching this made us realize the best lesson we can teach our kids is to not just to be successful in our careers, but to be successful at teaching empathy....