It’s a common experience for parents: Your child makes a decision you don’t quite agree with—maybe they stay up too late on a school night or decide to watch TV instead of picking up a book. Your ...

Jack Beresford is a Newsweek Senior Internet Culture & Trends Reporter, based in London, UK. His focus is reporting on trending topics on the Internet, he covers viral stories from around the world on ...

If seeing gentle parenting everywhere has been giving you the ick, don’t worry. A new trend is on the rise – ‘F–k Around and Find Out.” Known in 2025 as FAFO on social media, the parenting style ...

Kids are almost always brilliant at thinking up appropriate consequences, although they can be a bit draconian. You may have to tone down their ideas before implementation. Move on. Once the child has ...

A generation growing up with algorithmic feeds is not suffering “brain damage,” but their attention, emotions and habits are being shaped in powerful ways. For many families, the first smartphone or ...

Many adults believe in punishment, whether it’s timeouts, spanking, or loss of privileges. “Kids need consequences for bad behavior,” parents often tell me. Young children do need us to pay attention ...