Parents News Articles
- Becky Kennedy grew her parenting platform into Good Inside, now earning $34M annually with 60+ employees.
- Her approach focuses on emotional regulation, clear boundaries, and supporting deeply feeling kids.
- Good Inside offers memberships, workshops, videos, a community, books, and a podcast to 100,000+ subscribers.
- The company recently launched an AI chatbot called Gigi for personalized, ongoing parenting support.
- Critics debate whether monetizing parenting advice increases anxiety by implying there's a single "right" way to parent.
- Children's reactions are intense and unpredictable, adults must model calm because kids learn from observed behavior.
- Avoid negative labeling: separate behavior from identity and use encouraging language to reinforce growth mindset.
- Over-involvement limits independence, allow space for mistakes so children develop resilience and self-confidence.
- Create balance, avoid overscheduling, and feel empowered to say no to maintain healthy boundaries.
- Effective parenting is about consistency and presence over perfection, seeking support when needed is healthy.
Teachers News Articles
- AI is deeply embedded in classrooms, with students using chatbots for assignments, raising concerns about academic integrity.
- Teachers feel mixed emotions; fear, frustration, and opportunity, as AI produces polished work that challenges assessment.
- Educators are rethinking what skills matter most, shifting from memorization toward critical thinking and creativity.
- Some teachers integrate AI thoughtfully as a brainstorming partner or feedback tool, while students guide and refine outputs.
- Teacher-led communities are growing to experiment, share strategies, and develop responsible AI approaches in education.
- The Victorian teachers' union is calling for a four-day work week trial and possible work-from-home arrangements for greater flexibility.
- Teachers currently spend ~55% of their 38-hour week in face-to-face teaching; the rest involves planning, marking, and admin.
- The proposed model would consolidate non-contact duties into one day, students would still attend school five days a week.
- International examples, especially in the US, show four-day models attract and retain teachers with significant increases in job applications.
- Research shows generally stable academic performance when teaching time is maintained, though logistics and workload concerns remain.