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Why I Stopped Posting Photos of My Kid Online
By Nora McInerny
A Back-to-School Ritual Offers Me Comfort
By Katie Gutierrez
I Thought I Had to Breastfeed My Babies. Then I Lost My Breasts
By Sara Herchenroether
What We Get Wrong About Life Before Modern Baby Formula
By Carla Cevasco
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On Losing a Mom, Then Becoming One
I was binging yet another of Netflix’s dime-a-dozen puzzle-box mystery shows recently when I felt a pang in my gut. One character was revealed to be a grown-up version of a seemingly distinct character, seeking...
By Eliza Berman
May 7, 2022
The Memories That Sustain Me on Mother's Day
I keep replaying my favorite memory of my mother: I was 11 and we were vacationing on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, about a four-hour drive from our hometown of Sarajevo, Bosnia. After spending all...
By Nadja Halilbegovich
May 5, 2022
The Hidden Truth About Parenting Isn't That It's Really Hard
From the moment I announced I was pregnant, the comments from other parents started rolling in: Hope you’re ready to never sleep again. All your hair is going to fall out. Just wait until he’s...
By Lucy Huber
February 17, 2022
It's 2022 and People Are Still Confused That My Kids Have Their Mother's Last Name
The woman from the Social Security office had a lot of questions. I dutifully answered them, using my shoulder to clamp the big hospital phone to my ear so I could use both hands to...
By Aubrey Hirsch
February 4, 2022
The Quiet Ache of Children's Pandemic Birthdays
I first wrote to my children before they were born: my daughter, at 36 weeks gestation, and my son, the night before his birth. Time was a doorknob turning in the darkness, a pulse of...
By Katie Gutierrez
February 3, 2022
The U.S. Almost Had Universal Childcare 50 Years Ago. The Same Attacks Might Kill It Today
Among the policy proposals included in the "Build Back Better" Act championed by the Biden administration and congressional Democrats is legislation the White House describes as "the largest investment in childcare in the nation's history."...
By Olivia B. Waxman
December 9, 2021
Grief Is Universal. That Doesn't Make It Less Isolating
Happens every day. Someone is left behind. Someone is left weeping at the grave. Someone’s bed is cold. Someone sets the table for two before remembering there is only one. Someone forgets in sleep and...
By Barbara Lazear Ascher
December 7, 2021
What a Tattered Pillow Taught Me About Grieving
While working from the kitchen the other day, I saw a glimmer of bronze flit by so quick, if I didn’t already know what it was, I would have second-guessed seeing anything real at all....
By Lauren DePino
October 9, 2021
I'm Grateful for the Hugs I Can Now Share–and Haunted by the Ones I Can't
I'm at the stage of pandemic life when I am still counting the hugs. The first time I invited a good friend not just over to but into my house, postvaccination, sans masks, I couldn't...
By Nicole Chung
June 24, 2021
How My Ex Became One of My Best Friends
Paul video-calls me on Whatsapp from his hospital bed. It’s a couple of days after his open-heart surgery and he still sounds woozy, like he’s slightly drunk. He opens his pajama top and proudly shows...
By Claire Fuller
May 10, 2021
Why Would a Long-Term Couple Like Bill and Melinda Gates Get Divorced? Here's What Marriage Therapists Say
To the wider world, Bill and Melinda Gates have always appeared to be the Mazda of married couples: not very glamorous, but very reliable and unlikely to break down. So when they announced on May...
By Belinda Luscombe
May 4, 2021
Does Birth Order Really Determine Personality? Here's What the Research Says
One Friday afternoon at a party, I’m sitting next to a mother of two. Her baby is only a couple of weeks old. They’d taken a long time, she tells me, to come up with...
By Lynn Berger
April 13, 2021
How to Talk to Family Members About Politics
"We're kind of a peace-loving family," says Houston neurologist Dr. Steve Croft of his clan of five, including his wife, two sons and a daughter. Or at least they were until some time in 2018,...
By Belinda Luscombe
February 19, 2021
One Dad's Commitment to Homemade Airport Signs Cannot Be Topped or Stopped
Dad game strong
By Megan McCluskey
December 16, 2019
Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Cook
"Have you ever baked a cake before?" I asked Quinn, 9, at the beginning of a recent recipe-testing session in Boston. He seemed a little nervous as he shook his head no. But just over...
By Molly Birnbaum
December 5, 2019
Alelia Murphy, Oldest Living American, Dies at 114
When asked for her secret to living such a long life, Murphy responded, "Trust in God and be a good person."
By Madeleine Carlisle
November 28, 2019
A 1970 Law Led to the Mass Sterilization of Native American Women. That History Still Matters
Over the six-year period that had followed the passage of the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970, physicians sterilized perhaps 25% of Native American women of childbearing age
By Brianna Theobald
November 27, 2019
What Almost Four Years in the Land of Infertility Taught Me About Waiting
To wait: there was a period in my life when I considered the verb just about the most heinous in the English language. My wife and I coupled late, on this (she) and that (me)...
By Michael Frank
November 18, 2019
Daughter Tells Heroic Dad She Doesn't Love Him As Much As Mommy and His Reaction Just Takes the Cake
Kids really do say the darnedest things
By Megan McCluskey
September 19, 2019
How Family Breakfasts Became the New Family Dinner
Breakfast, it is oft alleged, is the most important meal of the day. Also a thing of champions. Plus a meal you really can have at Tiffany's (as long as you book a month ahead...
By Belinda Luscombe
September 5, 2019
Here in the Bahamas, Every Generation Has Its Storm Stories. The Tale of Hurricane Dorian Is Still Being Written
I stayed to ride it out in the dark—water and electricity long since lost—with a handful of family members, all veterans of the islands’ many storms.
By Crystal A. deGregory
September 4, 2019
Girl Repeatedly Frightening Her Grandpa Is a Very Dedicated Prankster
It's the most wholesome thing on the internet today.
By Melissa Locker
August 20, 2019
Is Capitalism or Communism Better for Women? How the Kitchen Debate Gave a New Meaning to the Cold War 'Home Front'
"Your capitalistic attitude toward women does not occur under Communism," Khrushchev retorted
By Madeline Roache
July 24, 2019
Toddler Excitedly Drops Playtime Like a Bad Habit Every Time Dad Shows Up
Pure, unbridled enthusiasm
By Megan McCluskey
June 26, 2019
Remembering the Military Brothers Who Were Lost Together at Pearl Harbor
Among the USS Arizona dead at Pearl Harbor were 63 brothers who had chosen to serve together
By Walter R. Borneman
May 24, 2019
How a Royal Baby Is Born, From Tudor Times to Meghan Markle's Modernity
Prince Philip was playing squash when Queen Elizabeth II gave birth to Prince Charles
By Olivia B. Waxman
April 16, 2019
Why People Find My Blended Family Fascinating
Our perceptions of the average American family haven't caught up to the reality
By Nora McInerny
March 22, 2019
Dad Pulls the Ultimate Dad Move By Hilariously Recreating Daughter's Honeymoon Photos
Dad Mode: Activated
By Megan McCluskey
November 5, 2018
When the Dying Things Are Done
I'm paying for a coffee in Brooklyn when a doctor in Massachusetts calls and asks for permission to intubate my uncle. It's urgent. His lung has collapsed, and he's lost consciousness. There's no time to...
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
August 23, 2018
This Teen Is Not Here for Adult Dancing at Baseball
It's a baseball game, not a party, guys
By Raisa Bruner
August 2, 2018
Model Who Breastfed on Runway 'Proud' to Represent Working Moms
Mara Martin walked the runway at a fashion show while breastfeeding her daughter
By Julie Mazziotta and Jessica Fecteau / People
July 17, 2018
Victorian Law Prevented a Widower From Marrying His Deceased Wife's Sister. Here's How That Changed
On the whole, despite the law, public opinion supported these marriages
By Karen Bourrier / History Today
April 11, 2018
When I Finally Had My Kids, I Didn’t Expect This: Grandparent Envy
'Even if your parents are alive, even if they show up, grandparent envy may resonate with you'
By Faith Salie
March 30, 2018
Hero Dad Dresses As T-Rex To Wait For Daughter's Bus
It may be the ultimate dad joke
By Melissa Locker
February 14, 2018
We Might Be Defining Economic Success Incorrectly
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
February 9, 2018
No, All Those Strollers Aren't Your Imagination. More Women Are Having Children
Rise is particularly stark among single women
By Belinda Luscombe
January 19, 2018
The Complicated History of Surrogacy From 'Baby M' to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
The celebrity couple has announced the birth of their third child
By Olivia B. Waxman
January 16, 2018
Ethiopia Bans Foreign Adoptions
Ethiopia is one of the top countries for adoptions to the U.S.
By Casey Quackenbush
January 11, 2018
Sarah Palin's Son Arrested For Domestic Violence: Report
Sarah Palin's attorney said that she "asked that the family’s privacy is respected during this challenging situation"
By Casey Quackenbush
December 18, 2017
Why Questlove's Discovery About His Ancestry on 'Finding Your Roots' Is So Unusual
The artist uncovered some family history on the PBS show 'Finding Your Roots'
By Lily Rothman
December 12, 2017
Celebrities Rally Around Bullied Student After Viral Video
Patricia Arquette, Millie Bobby Brown and the UFC have Keaton Jones' back
By Stephanie Petit / People
December 10, 2017
5 Times Strangers Were Incredibly Kind on the Internet in 2017
From finding a favorite toy to rebuilding a wheelchair van
By Ashley Hoffman
December 7, 2017
These Are The Top Baby Name Trends of 2017
A top parenting website just released its top baby names for 2017
By Casey Quackenbush
November 29, 2017
Child Abuse Allegations at Chinese Kindergarten Spark Outrage
Police are investigating claims of sexual molestation and needlemarks on children at a Beijing kindergarten
By Reuters
November 24, 2017
Why You Should Talk Politics at Thanksgiving Dinner
After a whirlwind year of division and controversy in American politics, many of us may be anxious about dinner-table dialogue with family and friends this Thanksgiving. There is no denying that the way we communicate...
By Stacy Branham, University of Maryland, Baltimore County / The Conversation
November 20, 2017
The Moments That Changed the Meaning of Adoption in the U.S.
Americans didn't start adopting kids from other countries until after World War II—and that's just one way adoption has evolved over time
By Olivia B. Waxman
November 17, 2017
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