Ashley Tisdale, Hilary Duff's husband and why modern parenting is so messy Madeline Mitchell, USA TODAYJanuary 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM 0 This mostexpensive cereal has the best nutrients for toddlers. Don't use that stroller, it got recalled. You don't have a weekly play date set up for your preschooler? That could be bad for their social development.
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Madeline Mitchell, USA TODAYJanuary 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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This most-expensive cereal has the best nutrients for toddlers. Don't use that stroller, it got recalled. You don't have a weekly play date set up for your preschooler? That could be bad for their social development. What summer camp is your kiddo doing this year? Oh, you haven't signed up yet? Good luck!
Moms and dads are bombarded daily with dos and don'ts regarding how to raise their kids, and parent groups − while healthy opportunities for social connection for some − can be breeding grounds for comparison and confusion. And that's without the politics of who gets invited to the birthday parties or moms' night out.
More: Parenting has become a world of 'trad wives' vs. 'girl bosses.' How did we get here?
Just ask Disney Channel alum Ashley Tisdale.
Ashley Tisdale's acting career has taken off since she first appeared as the quick-witted, bubbly hotel employee Maddie on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody." From Disney to now, see her career, beginning here at a premiere for "Phineas and Ferb," in which she stars as Candace in the animated comedy series, at Nya Studios on May 31, 2025, in Los Angeles.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Ashley Tisdale's acting career has taken off since she first appeared as the quick-witted, bubbly hotel employee Maddie on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody." From Disney to now, see her career, beginning here at a premiere for "Phineas and Ferb," in which she stars as Candace in the animated comedy series, at Nya Studios on May 31, 2025, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/P2kn4EU class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Ashley Tisdale's acting career has taken off since she first appeared as the quick-witted, bubbly hotel employee Maddie on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody." From Disney to now, see her career, beginning here at a premiere for "Phineas and Ferb," in which she stars as Candace in the animated comedy series, at Nya Studios on May 31, 2025, in Los Angeles.
">Ashley Tisdale's acting career has taken off since she first appeared as the quick-witted, bubbly hotel employee Maddie on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody." From Disney to now, see her career, beginning here at a premiere for "Phineas and Ferb," in which she stars as Candace in the animated comedy series, at Nya Studios on May 31, 2025, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/P2kn4EU class=caas-img>Tisdale arrives at "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Enagement" pajama party DVD event on Dec. 8, 2004, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/p1toR8T class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale arrives at "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Enagement" pajama party DVD event on Dec. 8, 2004, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
">Tisdale arrives at "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Enagement" pajama party DVD event on Dec. 8, 2004, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/p1toR8T class=caas-img>Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale attend the premiere of 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year" at the Village Jam Factory on Nov. 12, 2008, in Melbourne, Australia. Tisdale starred in the movie musical franchise as Sharpay Evans alongside Hudgens' Gabriella and Efron's Troy.
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Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale attend the premiere of 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year" at the Village Jam Factory on Nov. 12, 2008, in Melbourne, Australia. Tisdale starred in the movie musical franchise as Sharpay Evans alongside Hudgens' Gabriella and Efron's Troy.
">Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale attend the premiere of 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year" at the Village Jam Factory on Nov. 12, 2008, in Melbourne, Australia. Tisdale starred in the movie musical franchise as Sharpay Evans alongside Hudgens' Gabriella and Efron's Troy.
" src=https://ift.tt/05WERLc class=caas-img>Tisdale at the 5th & Sunset Studios on April 30, 2005, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/B9ZsXm5 class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale at the 5th & Sunset Studios on April 30, 2005, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale at the 5th & Sunset Studios on April 30, 2005, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/B9ZsXm5 class=caas-img>Tisdale performs on stage at the Latin America Awards on Oct. 15, 2009, in Universal City, California. Alongside her successful TV and film career, Tisdale launched a music career with songs like "He Said, She Said" and "It's Alright, It's OK."
" data-src=https://ift.tt/TbXg5Yu class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale performs on stage at the Latin America Awards on Oct. 15, 2009, in Universal City, California. Alongside her successful TV and film career, Tisdale launched a music career with songs like "He Said, She Said" and "It's Alright, It's OK."
">Tisdale performs on stage at the Latin America Awards on Oct. 15, 2009, in Universal City, California. Alongside her successful TV and film career, Tisdale launched a music career with songs like "He Said, She Said" and "It's Alright, It's OK."
" src=https://ift.tt/TbXg5Yu class=caas-img>Tisdale poses backstage after her appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" Feb. 7, 2007, in New York City.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/jKCvwQX class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale poses backstage after her appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" Feb. 7, 2007, in New York City.
">Tisdale poses backstage after her appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" Feb. 7, 2007, in New York City.
" src=https://ift.tt/jKCvwQX class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the 2009 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sept. 12, 2009, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/3qcEd5t class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the 2009 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sept. 12, 2009, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale attends the 2009 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sept. 12, 2009, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/3qcEd5t class=caas-img>Tisdale, right, Brenda Song, who starred alongside her as hotel heiress London Tipton in "The Suite Life," arrive at the premiere of Sony Pictures' "This Is It" on Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/hv5ITwH class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale, right, Brenda Song, who starred alongside her as hotel heiress London Tipton in "The Suite Life," arrive at the premiere of Sony Pictures' "This Is It" on Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale, right, Brenda Song, who starred alongside her as hotel heiress London Tipton in "The Suite Life," arrive at the premiere of Sony Pictures' "This Is It" on Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/hv5ITwH class=caas-img>From left, "High School Musical" costars Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu and Tisdale pose at the afterparty for the premiere of "This Is It" on Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/op2yF91 class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
From left, "High School Musical" costars Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu and Tisdale pose at the afterparty for the premiere of "This Is It" on Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles.
">From left, "High School Musical" costars Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu and Tisdale pose at the afterparty for the premiere of "This Is It" on Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/op2yF91 class=caas-img>Tisdale and Selena Gomez arrive at the 2011 People's Choice Awards on Jan. 5, 2011, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/12BTZOD class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale and Selena Gomez arrive at the 2011 People's Choice Awards on Jan. 5, 2011, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale and Selena Gomez arrive at the 2011 People's Choice Awards on Jan. 5, 2011, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/12BTZOD class=caas-img>Tisdale arrives at the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center on Feb. 27, 2011, in West Hollywood, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/nsDKkp8 class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale arrives at the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center on Feb. 27, 2011, in West Hollywood, California.
">Tisdale arrives at the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center on Feb. 27, 2011, in West Hollywood, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/nsDKkp8 class=caas-img>Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens arrive at premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" held at Disneyland on May 7, 2011, in Anaheim, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/NmQVB52 class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens arrive at premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" held at Disneyland on May 7, 2011, in Anaheim, California.
">Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens arrive at premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" held at Disneyland on May 7, 2011, in Anaheim, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/NmQVB52 class=caas-img>Tisdale arrives at the premiere of Disney Channel's "Phineas And Ferb: Across The 2nd Dimension" on Aug. 3, 2011, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/R13QF4K class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale arrives at the premiere of Disney Channel's "Phineas And Ferb: Across The 2nd Dimension" on Aug. 3, 2011, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale arrives at the premiere of Disney Channel's "Phineas And Ferb: Across The 2nd Dimension" on Aug. 3, 2011, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/R13QF4K class=caas-img>Tisdale arrives at Nickelodeon's 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards held at Galen Center on March 31, 2012, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/ZX72HqF class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale arrives at Nickelodeon's 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards held at Galen Center on March 31, 2012, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale arrives at Nickelodeon's 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards held at Galen Center on March 31, 2012, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/ZX72HqF class=caas-img>Zac Efron and Tisdale arrive at the "Rock of Ages" premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 8, 2012, in Hollywood, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/KUzX2FR class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Zac Efron and Tisdale arrive at the "Rock of Ages" premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 8, 2012, in Hollywood, California.
">Zac Efron and Tisdale arrive at the "Rock of Ages" premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 8, 2012, in Hollywood, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/KUzX2FR class=caas-img>Tisdale and Lea Michele inside the 11th annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 9, 2012, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/pYAxc58 class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale and Lea Michele inside the 11th annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 9, 2012, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale and Lea Michele inside the 11th annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 9, 2012, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/pYAxc58 class=caas-img>From left, Vanessa Hudgens, Tisdale, Selena Gomez and Sarah Hyland attend The Weinstein Company's 2013 Golden Globe Awards afterparty at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/ubUHnVg class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
From left, Vanessa Hudgens, Tisdale, Selena Gomez and Sarah Hyland attend The Weinstein Company's 2013 Golden Globe Awards afterparty at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
">From left, Vanessa Hudgens, Tisdale, Selena Gomez and Sarah Hyland attend The Weinstein Company's 2013 Golden Globe Awards afterparty at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/ubUHnVg class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the "Spring Breakers" premiere at ArcLight Cinemas on March 14, 2013, in Hollywood, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/dvSokVi class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the "Spring Breakers" premiere at ArcLight Cinemas on March 14, 2013, in Hollywood, California.
">Tisdale attends the "Spring Breakers" premiere at ArcLight Cinemas on March 14, 2013, in Hollywood, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/dvSokVi class=caas-img>Tisdale arrives at Nickelodeon's 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards at USC Galen Center on March 23, 2013, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/kS1uKaP class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale arrives at Nickelodeon's 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards at USC Galen Center on March 23, 2013, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale arrives at Nickelodeon's 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards at USC Galen Center on March 23, 2013, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/kS1uKaP class=caas-img>Tisdale arrives at the "Scary Movie 5" premiere at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on April 11, 2013, in Hollywood, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/1ZU42EB class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale arrives at the "Scary Movie 5" premiere at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on April 11, 2013, in Hollywood, California.
">Tisdale arrives at the "Scary Movie 5" premiere at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on April 11, 2013, in Hollywood, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/1ZU42EB class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/6Fbti3J class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale attends the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/6Fbti3J class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the InStyle and Warner Bros. 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party on Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/rw4dutm class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the InStyle and Warner Bros. 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party on Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Tisdale attends the InStyle and Warner Bros. 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party on Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/rw4dutm class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the 23rd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on Feb. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/BGYSher class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the 23rd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on Feb. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale attends the 23rd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on Feb. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/BGYSher class=caas-img>Tisdale and Shaquille O'Neal attend the Turner Upfront 2015 at Madison Square Garden on May 13, 2015, in New York City.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/VBDpTWn class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale and Shaquille O'Neal attend the Turner Upfront 2015 at Madison Square Garden on May 13, 2015, in New York City.
">Tisdale and Shaquille O'Neal attend the Turner Upfront 2015 at Madison Square Garden on May 13, 2015, in New York City.
" src=https://ift.tt/VBDpTWn class=caas-img>Tisdale arrives at the Elle Women in Music Celebration on May 20, 2015, in Hollywood, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/KRCJHa9 class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale arrives at the Elle Women in Music Celebration on May 20, 2015, in Hollywood, California.
">Tisdale arrives at the Elle Women in Music Celebration on May 20, 2015, in Hollywood, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/KRCJHa9 class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015, in New York City.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/4P2ax5h class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015, in New York City.
">Tisdale attends the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015, in New York City.
" src=https://ift.tt/4P2ax5h class=caas-img>Tisdale attends The Art of Elysium 2016 Heaven Gala at 3LABS on Jan. 9, 2016, in Culver City, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/FKDZHRI class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends The Art of Elysium 2016 Heaven Gala at 3LABS on Jan. 9, 2016, in Culver City, California.
">Tisdale attends The Art of Elysium 2016 Heaven Gala at 3LABS on Jan. 9, 2016, in Culver City, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/FKDZHRI class=caas-img>Tisdale speaks on stage during the 23rd annual Race to Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 15, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/eDcj86g class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale speaks on stage during the 23rd annual Race to Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 15, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Tisdale speaks on stage during the 23rd annual Race to Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 15, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/eDcj86g class=caas-img>Tisdale attends Variety's Power of Young Hollywood party at TAO on Aug. 8, 2017, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/9qXev1l class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends Variety's Power of Young Hollywood party at TAO on Aug. 8, 2017, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale attends Variety's Power of Young Hollywood party at TAO on Aug. 8, 2017, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/9qXev1l class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the Variety's Power of Women event at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on Oct. 13, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/M7zcCsY class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the Variety's Power of Women event at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on Oct. 13, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Tisdale attends the Variety's Power of Women event at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on Oct. 13, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/M7zcCsY class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/Az1Y9ZL class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Tisdale attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/Az1Y9ZL class=caas-img>Tisdale and designer and CEO Whitney Port speak during a panel discussion at the Create & Cultivate Conference at the House of Vans in Chicago on Aug. 25, 2018.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/uNLUMET class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale and designer and CEO Whitney Port speak during a panel discussion at the Create & Cultivate Conference at the House of Vans in Chicago on Aug. 25, 2018.
">Tisdale and designer and CEO Whitney Port speak during a panel discussion at the Create & Cultivate Conference at the House of Vans in Chicago on Aug. 25, 2018.
" src=https://ift.tt/uNLUMET class=caas-img>Tisdale attends New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios on Sept. 11, 2018, in New York City.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/1do7lWe class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios on Sept. 11, 2018, in New York City.
">Tisdale attends New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios on Sept. 11, 2018, in New York City.
" src=https://ift.tt/1do7lWe class=caas-img>Tisdale and Christopher French arrive at the Amazon Prime Video Post Emmy Awards Party at Cecconi's on Sept. 17, 2018, in West Hollywood, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/JhwiPb9 class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale and Christopher French arrive at the Amazon Prime Video Post Emmy Awards Party at Cecconi's on Sept. 17, 2018, in West Hollywood, California.
">Tisdale and Christopher French arrive at the Amazon Prime Video Post Emmy Awards Party at Cecconi's on Sept. 17, 2018, in West Hollywood, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/JhwiPb9 class=caas-img>Tan France and Tisdale speak on stage at Z100's Jingle Ball 2018 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 7, 2018, in New York City.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/dnvLSUp class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tan France and Tisdale speak on stage at Z100's Jingle Ball 2018 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 7, 2018, in New York City.
">Tan France and Tisdale speak on stage at Z100's Jingle Ball 2018 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 7, 2018, in New York City.
" src=https://ift.tt/dnvLSUp class=caas-img>Christopher French and Tisdale attend the Amazon Prime Video's Golden Globe Awards afterparty at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/XJldWay class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Christopher French and Tisdale attend the Amazon Prime Video's Golden Globe Awards afterparty at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Christopher French and Tisdale attend the Amazon Prime Video's Golden Globe Awards afterparty at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/XJldWay class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the "Stranger Things" Season 3 premiere on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/jAVnMfy class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the "Stranger Things" Season 3 premiere on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
">Tisdale attends the "Stranger Things" Season 3 premiere on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/jAVnMfy class=caas-img>Tisdale attends a tree lighting celebration at The Grove on Nov. 17, 2019, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/ewLI9so class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends a tree lighting celebration at The Grove on Nov. 17, 2019, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale attends a tree lighting celebration at The Grove on Nov. 17, 2019, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/ewLI9so class=caas-img>Allison Holker, Vanessa Lachey, Tisdale, Jenna Dewan and Jennie Garth at their Taylor Swift pre-concert party at The Shay on Aug. 3, 2023, in Culver City, California.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/sgvhynR class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Allison Holker, Vanessa Lachey, Tisdale, Jenna Dewan and Jennie Garth at their Taylor Swift pre-concert party at The Shay on Aug. 3, 2023, in Culver City, California.
">Allison Holker, Vanessa Lachey, Tisdale, Jenna Dewan and Jennie Garth at their Taylor Swift pre-concert party at The Shay on Aug. 3, 2023, in Culver City, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/sgvhynR class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the 5th Daytime Beauty Awards honoring science behind beauty, health and wellness at Taglyan Complex on Oct. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/R0OVDP6 class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the 5th Daytime Beauty Awards honoring science behind beauty, health and wellness at Taglyan Complex on Oct. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale attends the 5th Daytime Beauty Awards honoring science behind beauty, health and wellness at Taglyan Complex on Oct. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/R0OVDP6 class=caas-img>Tisdale attends the 2023 Teen Vogue Summit on Nov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/ES90C3N class=caas-img data-headline="See Ashley Tisdale's career in the spotlight, from Disney to now" data-caption="
Tisdale attends the 2023 Teen Vogue Summit on Nov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles.
">Tisdale attends the 2023 Teen Vogue Summit on Nov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/ES90C3N class=caas-img>Tisdale attends Elle's 2023 Women in Hollywood Celebration at Nya Studios on Dec. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles.
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Ashley Tisdale's acting career has taken off since she first appeared as the quick-witted, bubbly hotel employee Maddie on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody." From Disney to now, see her career, beginning here at a premiere for "Phineas and Ferb," in which she stars as Candace in the animated comedy series, at Nya Studios on May 31, 2025, in Los Angeles.
The "High School Musical" star wrote about her so-called "toxic" mom group in a personal essay for The Cut, published on Jan. 1.
"From the feedback I've received since I started talking about this, I now know I'm far from the only mother who's been brought to tears by members of a group that's supposed to lift everyone up," Tisdale wrote.
Matthew Koma defended wife Hilary Duff after Ashley Tisdale's essay on leaving her "toxic" mom group.
But that might not be the full story, according to Hilary Duff's husband, Matthew Koma. Duff is allegedly part of Tisdale's ex-mom group, along with Mandy Moore and Meghan Trainor.
"When You're The Most Self-Obsessed Tone Deaf Person On Earth, Other Moms Tend To Shift Focus To Their Actual Toddlers," Koma wrote in a Jan. 6 Instagram story.
Mom groups and other parent communities are popular across the U.S. and in plenty of online circles, providing space for parents to ask questions, share anxieties and build connections that make them feel less alone as they navigate raising tiny humans.
At least, that's the goal.
"These spaces that give advice and companionship are also places where parents are going to implicitly or explicitly compare themselves to other people and their parenting," said Orestes P. Hastings, associate professor of sociology at Colorado State University who studies parenting. "It's just sort of unavoidable."
Moms are under 'an enormous amount of pressure to get everything right'
Transitioning to parenthood is an isolating experience, said Kristin MacGregor, a psychologist and LifeStance Health's National Clinical Director for Integrated Behavioral Health. New parents often question themselves, wondering if they are doing things "the right way" or if they are "a good parent."
Maia Cucchiara, an education and human development professor at Temple University who studies parent groups, found middle class moms especially have a lot of anxiety around researching the best ways to parent their kids. "Surprisingly, the access to information didn't relieve their anxiety," she said.
"There is just an enormous amount of pressure on mothers to get everything right," Cucchiara said. "And I think it makes parenting really hard for people."
New parent friends, play dates or mom groups can offer the social support some are seeking in those early months and years. But people can be very opinionated about parenting choices, MacGregor said, and sometimes these groups that are meant to bolster confidence do the opposite.
"Sometimes you find yourself in these places where, actually, it makes you feel like you're doing everything wrong," she said.
And sometimes, the social pressure to "fit in" with other moms can be too much. Being a mom is already hard enough, MacGregor said, without the added pressure of buying a bougie stroller or wearing a certain outfit to look like a "successful mom."
It takes a village. Who should be in yours?
Trust your gut, MacGregor said. If your mom group or someone you're spending your time with doesn't feel like a fit, create some distance.
She also suggests finding other parents who align with your parenting values. These other moms don't have to be your best friends, MacGregor said. Maybe they are more like acquaintances who you enjoy talking to while your kids play together, but nothing more.
And remember "it takes a village" to raise children, MacGregor said, but your village doesn't have to be that huge.
"It's OK to curate your own version of whatever 'a village' means," she said. Your village might be a spouse, a long-distance friend or a neighbor. "I think that being flexible about what your village looks like and what you're getting from that community of people is really helpful."
Madeline Mitchell's role covering women and the caregiving economy at USA TODAY is supported by a partnership with Pivotal and Journalism Funding Partners. Funders do not provide editorial input.
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