Parenting

As a sociologist, my career couldn’t be further from that of my father, who spent his life on the road as a truck driver. It’s only in recent years, as illness has struck, that I’ve started to truly understand him.

If you dread big family gatherings during the holiday season, you’re not alone.

Many parents choose sleep training to get their babies to sleep through the night. But the evidence supporting it is flawed.

Writer Cindy Rodriguez pens a personal essay on how she was able to make peace with the fact that motherhood might not happen for her.

Instead of twisting yourself in knots to hide reality from your child, talking with them honestly about death is an opportunity for learning and growth.

Traveling with children can be daunting, but child health experts prioritize these essentials.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aprajita Anand, 41, a life coach in New York City. It's been edited for length and clarity. I've been a life coach for children of the ultrawealthy for 12 years. I started on this career path very organically.

In response to Hamas’s October 7 attack last year, the Israeli government launched a regional war meant to reshape the Middle East.

I was at a kids’ soccer game and there were children everywhere. The environment was high-stress and even as an adult it was easy to feel overwhelmed just from being there. (Children in groups inexplicably scream.)

It's a startling statistic: In the United States, a woman's risk of being killed grows when she becomes pregnant and after giving birth — by about 20 percent, on average. This increase is entirely driven by the murders of America's youngest mothers.