As a good progressive parent, I teach my kids about consent. I teach them about gender construction and ableism and abortion and the dangers of colonialism. Being a white mother of white children ...

Grey’s Anatomy has been on the air since 2005. In that time, we’ve seen several doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital become parents and deal with their own complicated parents. Here’s what ...

I turn away from my husband and his snoring, using my back to try to block out the light from my phone. It is my favorite time of day: 10 p.m., in bed, secretly scrolling my favorite app, NYTimes ...

Last year, a letter in the medical journal Pediatrics argued that the frightening decline in mental health among American kids can be partly explained by a lack of independent play. When kids don ...

Let’s get one thing straight: My well-worn copies of Emily Oster’s books Expecting Better and Cribsheet are dog-eared and underlined, and The Family Firm is currently on my nightstand.

When, covered in bodily fluids in a hospital bed, I discovered that my first child was male, I was relieved. I knew from personal experience that it could be pretty sh*tty to be a female in our ...

Adding co-founder and CEO to Denner’s resumé may have been daunting, but didn’t stop the influencer from starting her brand. “Anxiety is something I’ve always dealt with” Denner says. Adding, “I live ...

In the fall of 2022, something remarkable happened on Instagram Live. Ashley Bouder, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, spoke with raw and emotional honesty about “body-shaming ...

Because we all know we’re supposed to foster our kids’ independence, but sometimes it’s easier said than done.

Five heavily documented teenagers describe mild embarrassment, a healthy fear of social media, and — get this — empathy for their parents. But what about their children, the kids they ...

When author Edan Lepucki’s son was in the fifth grade, his Los Angeles school went on lockdown. Through his Gizmo watch, he left a voicemail for his mom that pains Lepucki to remember even now.

“You won’t be reading books on how to become a parent, trust me. Once the baby’s here, it’s almost like you know. It just comes naturally.” I respect mothers more than ever now.