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Entertainment
Jeannie Mai and Jeezy’s divorce intensifies in new court filings focused on child custody
Jeannie Mai and Jeezy have taken their divorce to the next step in recent filings, with arguments centered around the custody of their 1-yea...
Bryan Ke
Social Media
Watch: TikToker slams millennial parents with unruly kids in viral video
Alanna Dinh recounted an incident at her medical receptionist job where a millennial mother seemingly dismissed her child’s disruptive...
Ryan General
China
Chinese father supports son despite his bad grades in viral video
A man from Shandong province in eastern China is being lauded on social media for strongly supporting his son despite the child’s acad...
Health
Overprotective parents can make their children’s lifespans shorter, study finds
Children with overprotective parents tend to live shorter lives, a recent study has discovered. The longitudinal study, published in the jou...
Carl Samson
Uncategorized
Singapore health experts warn against ‘head-molding’ helmets, ‘mouth-correcting’ tapes promoted by ‘momfluencers’
Medical experts in Singapore are raising the alarm amid the growing popularity of “correction helmets” for children due to the endorsements ...
News
Mother in China criticized for taking 6-year-old to postgraduate exam so he could ‘feel the atmosphere’
A mother in China took her 6-year-old son to witness “gaokao” — China’s annual college entrance examinations — so he could “feel the a...
China’s ‘Internet Queen’ Sparks Outrage After Giving Baby Her Husband’s Last Name
A woman dubbed as one of China’s “Internet Queens” has come under fire after letting her newborn follow her husband’...
Asia
Japan May Make It Illegal to Spank Kids When Disciplining Them
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet members have recently submitted a bill that makes it illegal for parents to hit their chi...
Chinese Dad Trains Dog to Watch His Daughter Do Homework
A good dog is now going viral in China after being taught by the family’s father to watch over his daughter as she does her homework. The do...
Feature
Daughter Shares Her Chinese Dad’s Unique Way of Saying ‘I Love You’ to Her Mom
Laura Tang’s father is not unlike most Asian dads who are less inclined to express their intimate feelings verbally. As with most tradition...
Asians Reveal The Most Rebellious Secrets They Never Told Their Parents
When it comes to strict parenting, Asian parents are probably at the top of the list. While they’re telling us not to go to any partie...
Jin Hyun
EXCLUSIVE: Lil Tay’s Father Accused of Inappropriate Nudity, Abuse and Child Neglect in Court Documents
Infamous child star Lil Tay is back in the spotlight after recent allegations of child abuse against her father surfaced. NextShark exc...
Man Sells Newborn Daughter for $5,740 Because He Only Wants a Son
A Chinese man desperate to have a son is now behind bars after selling his second daughter for 40,000 yuan ($5,740). The man, identified as ...
Singaporean Parents Find an Adorable Way to Keep Track of Their Kid While Shopping
A Singaporean couple posted an adorable technique to keep tiny children in sight while in an environment where they can easily get lost in a...
Single Dad in Thailand Dresses Like a Mom For Son’s Mother’s Day School Event
A single father in Thailand decided to wear a dress at his two sons’ school to become their mother for a day during a Mother’s Day event las...
Chinese Men Experience the Pain of Childbirth, Goes Exactly As You Expect
A group of men in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, China tried to experience what it’s like to go through contractions during childbirth by us...
Opinion
Why I Refuse to Be an Asian Tiger Mom or a Pushover Parent
Editor’s Note: Katharine Chan is a Chinese-Canadian author, mother, and culture blogger behind the site Sum on Sleeve. The views expressed i...
Katharine Chan
New PC Game Challenges Players to Survive Being Raised By ‘Chinese Parents’
While most video games allow gamers to experience what it’s like to survive an alien invasion or a military battleground, a new indie game i...
Lifestyle
Korean American Producer Fixes Relationship with ‘Abusive’ Father in Touching Video
This is the moment when an estranged father and daughter decide to put their troubled past behind and become better versions of themselves f...
Lil Tay’s Mom Used Her Boss’ Mercedes Without His Permission to Film Daughter
Lil Tay might be throwing dollar bills on Instagram at this moment, but reports suggest things are not going well behind the scenes — especi...
Cool Dad in Vietnam Helps Son Pull a Loose Tooth Using a Crossbow
Crossbows can be used in a multitude of different ways — case in point, one dad in Vietnam used the weapon to help take out his son’s ...
Khier Casino
Chinese Girl Trying to Say ‘Cat’ in English is Too Adorable For This World
A family moment featuring an adorable little girl impressing her parents with her English translation skills is making the rounds on Chinese...
I Parented Like a Chinese Dad for a Week and My Kids Do Chores Now
This article was originally published on Fatherly and reposted with permission. In 2011, author, lawyer, and Chinese American Amy Chua hit t...
Fatherly
Father Dresses Up as His Daughter’s Favorite Cartoon to Raise Money for Her Stem Cell Treatment
A dedicated father from Yangzhou, Shandong Province, China, is doing everything he can to raise money for his daughter’s diabetes medical tr...
Baby Born in China 4 Years After His Parents Die in Car Accident
A Chinese baby boy was born four years after his parents died in a car crash. The infant was carried to term and delivered using the decease...
Boy in China Receives Stitches After Glass Door Explodes In His Face
A boy in Sichuan Province, China, was rushed to the hospital after a large glass door shattered in his face as he played with it. Surveillan...
Instagram
Asian Dad Waving Chopsticks For Wife Singing Karaoke is Peak Relationship Goals
What started as a cute Twitter post has become a viral clip showing a Vietnamese dad waving his chopsticks in the air like a flashlight at a...
Filipina Mom Secretly Takes Pictures of Husband and Daughter Holding Hands For Years
Reddit users are loving a compilation of photos by a Filipina mother, known as MrsIronBad, which show sweet images of a father and daughter ...
The Day I Changed The Conversation Around Our Chinese Family’s Dinner Table
Politics
Senator Tammy Duckworth May Lose Her Right to Vote if She Goes on Maternity Leave
Iraq War Veteran turned United States senator, Tammy Duckworth, may soon face losing her right to vote once she starts her 12 weeks paid mat...
Japanese Mom Finds the Most Genius Way To Stop Her Kid From Playing Video Games
After having had enough of her son spending hours on video games, one Japanese mom decided to a use unique form of “parental control” on him...
She Hit Her Son For Losing a $0.79 Cent Metro Ticket
Social media users sympathized with a Chinese mother who was filmed hitting her son in public after he lost their 5 yuan ($0.79) metro ticke...
Why Chinese Parents Use Feather Dusters to Punish Their Kids
It’s been said that the first feather duster originated in China, all the way back to the Xia Dynasty (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC). At the time, a...
‘Left-Behind Kids’ Travel Under a Bus for 3 Hours to Find Their Working Parents in China
Two left-behind kids from a Chinese countryside endured almost three hours of travel while hiding under a bus just to see their parents who ...
Britney Spear’s Kids Love Drawing Anime Characters For Fun
Britney Spears shared some cool anime-inspired sketches drawn by her children with the internet, but was met with some mixed feedback from n...
Kyle Encina
Australian Store Stops Chinese Mom From Buying Formula, Accuses Her of Selling to China
A mother who only wanted to feed her baby was barred from buying formula milk at a department store in Australia for the most ridiculous rea...
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