Happy Children Do Chores

Helping run a household gives kids an awareness of the needs of others.

The Absolute Necessity of the New-Mom Friend

In the trenches with a baby, you need someone to text at 2 a.m.

For Babies, Solid Food at 3 Months May Lead to Sounder Sleep

Babies who got solid food early were sleeping 17 minutes longer per night than those that had breast-fed through 6 months of age.

The Costs of Motherhood Are Rising, and Catching Women Off Guard

College-educated women in particular underestimate the demands of parenthood and the difficulties of combining working and parenting, new research shows.

A Puppy as a Starter Kid

Our parenting style created an entitled, unsociable and disobedient individual. Whatever we had done with our dog, we had to do the exact opposite with our twins.

He Survived an Overdose. Now What?

Life after heroin and fentanyl starved a young man’s brain of oxygen.

Melania Trump’s Parents Ignite Debate Over ‘Chain Migration’

Readers debate who deserves to get a family visa to immigrate to the U.S., citing as examples their own families’ stories and the stories of families they know.

How Your Brain Morphs Stressful Family Vacations Into Pleasant Memories

There may be a lot of bickering, but your memory creates a nostalgia-inducing highlight reel that makes you want to plan the next trip.

Children of the Cube

My son and his cubes have been inseparable for years. Like hundreds of other kids, he found his tribe at the Cubing USA Nationals.

Singing With My Grandbaby

Researchers say that singing is among the most meaningful activities we share with children.