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| This is parenting at its finest. |
| We always hear about the achievements of children who become professional athletes or simply excel while in school. What we don’t often see is the sacrifices and dedication of the parents behind the scenes. There are very few hours in the day, especially if you’re working full time on top of raising children, add in a child that plays sports and you’ve got a combination for no rest. |
| That doesn’t stop most parents though. They not only find the time to take them to their activities but to spend extra time helping them improve their skills in between practices. |
| One mom has gone viral for her dedication to her son’s football development. In the now viral video shared on 9-year-old Czar Glanton Jr.’s social media pages, the mom can be seen wearing business clothes running blocking drills with her son. |
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| “Skibidi” and “sigma” are alive and well, but what do they mean? |
| Every young generation invents its own slang, much to the befuddlement of older folks who quickly tire of trying to keep up with constantly changing terminology. Remember Gen X’s “bogus” or “gnarly” or “grody to the max”? How about millennials with “basic” and “extra” and “clapback”? Gen Z is still going strong with “giving” and “eating” and “mid,” but even the older teens and young adults of Gen Z are beginning to feel their cool factor waning as Gen Alpha steps up to the plate. |
| Gen Alpha, born between 2010 and 2024, has arrived with a whole new vocabulary that parents of school-aged kids are scrambling to adjust to. Does anyone beyond high school age know what “skibidi” means? How about “sigma” or “gyat” or “Ohio”? |
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| You may be overlooked, but you’re still fantastic |
| August 12 is National Middle Child Day in America, dedicated to recognizing the sibling in the middle. It’s a special day to highlight the kids who often get lost in the familial mix while the youngest hogs all the attention and the eldest has all the responsibilities. |
| Elizabeth Walker started the day in the 1980s because she thought middle children were “left out.” |
| When people discuss the plight of these kids, they often bring up Middle Child Syndrome, which some say leads kids caught in the middle to feel rebellious or have a chip on their shoulder. However, at Upworthy, we like looking at the bright side of things, so we’ve made a list of the 7 traits that make middle children amazing. |
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| “Pls pls pls get him a camera. Encourage him. He has actual talent!!” |
| Every child’s journey to discovering their talents is as unique as the talent itself. But when parents can really notice and support the things that their little ones are naturally gravitating towards, magic tends to happen. |
| Case and point: an impeccably adorable maternity shoot…directed by a toddler who’s clearly a photographer in the making. |
| In August of 2023, Skye Hitchcock posted a little behind-the scenes video showing how her young son Bridger offered his keen eye. |
| In the clip, Hitchcock wears a lovely white mini dress and stands in front of colorful flowers as Bridger directs her to do things like ““Rub the baby, and cheese” and look up into the sun (a bit of a tough ask, but Hitchcock found a way). |
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