Asian mothers and bad feelings: notes on a powerful stereotype that dominates everything.
In January 2011, the English-speaking world met a new kind of villain. She appeared in a viral Wall Street Journal…
Category: Parents and parenting
Parents and parenting
I longed to be a mother. So why did I feel nothing when my daughter was finally born?
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I was expecting a powerful wave of love, but when I looked at…
Am I happier because I had a child? That's the wrong question to ask.
Does having children make you happier? Apparently not, according to a new study published in Evolutionary Psychology. Despite involving over…
Adolescence now extends into the 30s. How should parents approach their grown children?
When one of my daughters turned 18, our relationship entered a crisis so painful it lasted longer than I knew…
The rise of "fafo" parenting: is this the end of gentle parenting?
A few weeks ago, a TikTok video from Florida mother Paige Carter went viral. In it, Carter explained that she…
I was warned that divorce could tear my children apart, but I never imagined just how brutal custody battles could be.
In 1836, the French writer George Sand swam in the River Indre fully clothed, weighed down by layers of ankle-length…
The perfect day for parents: keeping kids healthy and happy while also taking care of yourself.
My four-year-old is in the living room playing with a dinosaur, a pig, and Jessie the cowgirl from Toy Story.…
Parenting tips that really work: from encouraging kids to eat vegetables to managing screen time.
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How to discuss news violence with children: Experts advise that all subjects are open for conversation.
Last month, when right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed, video of the incident quickly spread on social media. Today, anyone…
Pregnant and homeless—what comes next? The desperate search for a safe place to leave a baby.
When Romina found out she was pregnant in 2021, she was 39, homeless, and had no money. Like many scared…