Everyone's Talking About the boy who regained consciousness right before his organs were to be donated. Tell me more.  Trenton McKinley, a 13-year-old from Mobile Alabama was gravely injured recently when a cart he was riding in flipped over and landed on his head. Trenton suffered seven skull fractures and was clinically dead for 15 minutes…

Everyone's Talking About Post Partum Depression, Anxiety, and Mommy Burnout. Why do I care? New recommendations were released this week by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists regarding postpartum health. The recommendations encourage providers to see moms throughout their '4th Trimester'.  Additionally, there has been a lot of recent coverage on the topic in movies,…

Everyone is Talking About net neutrality officially ending. Why do I care? There are significant changes to the rules of the internet road. The longer-term implications are TBD, but it's possible some big changes are on the horizon - like your Netflix fees. Tell me more.  The net neutrality regulations ensured that all traffic on…

Everyone's Talking About A study that found over 3,300 Android apps advertised to kids tracking things like location and contact information. Why do I care? In the United States, COPPA (the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) outlines how the operators of websites and/or online services aimed at children under 13 should handle data. The 'Cliff's…

Everyone is Talking About Seth Meyers wife giving birth in the lobby of their apartment building. Why do I care? Women are amazing. And, Seth Meyers tells a pretty great story. Tell me more.  On Monday afternoon Seth's wife gave birth in the lobby of their New York City apartment building after her labor progressed…

Everyone is Talking About how college isn't the end-all be-all for our kids. Why do I care? With an increasing number of families steering their kids towards community college and kids choosing trade schools over college, it begs the question, why? Tell me more.  Expenses tend to be a fraction of the cost when a…

Everyone is Talking About how being a mom is the same as working 2.5 jobs. Why do I care? Welch's commissioned a study in 2017 that surveyed 2,000 moms of school-aged children ages 5-12. In the study, it found that the average mom get's about 1 hour 7 minutes of time to herself each day.…

Everyone's Talking About the teacher walkout in Oklahoma where teachers are demanding pay raises and more funding for their classrooms. Why do I care? When teachers and classrooms aren't funded well, your kids suffer. Tell me more.  Oklahoma teachers are on day three of their walkout from the classroom and it doesn't look like they…

Everyone is Talking About breaking up with Facebook. Why do I care? In the past couple of weeks, Facebook has been under fire because of the revelation that data was harvested by Cambridge Antalytica, a political data firm hired by President Trump's 2016 election campaign. The firm harvested data from 50 million Facebook users in an…

Everyone is Talking About parenting teens and how it can be hard AF. Tell me more. Janelle Hanchett, the voice behind Renegade Mothering recently wrote,   "I have a teenager and a near-teenager and I’m going to say something really loud so it’s really clear: Parenting a teenager is the hardest, loneliest, most emotionally trying phase…