Parenting

Are you an 'orchid' or a 'dandelion' parent? Researchers are uncovering the hidden personality traits that can shape our family life.

Trust me, I know how exhausting it can be to figure out how to feed your kids a healthy diet while also living in the real world as a busy working parent with limited time and means.

Fireworks can be frightening to pets: here’s how to help them stay calm and happy.

That 15-bedroom home can feel like a gilded prison where you’re never off the clock.

How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What really started the Civil War? – Abbey, age 7, Stone Ridge, New York

BBC presenter Naga Munchetty recently revealed that she suffers from adenomyosis, a chronic condition that affects the uterus. She spoke of how her pain can leave her unable to move and how a recent flare-up was so intense her husband had to call an ambulance.

Parenting, particularly parenting in the early years, is a peculiarly lonely business. It isn’t hard to find reasons for that: the change in priorities that comes along with parenting can disrupt established relationships.

This article originally appeared in Brooding, a newsletter delivering deep thoughts on modern family life. Sign up here. There was a period a few years ago when anytime I left the house alone I had to be listening to music in my earbuds.

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