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When can a kid play outside alone? Two parents, one stranger, and the state collide.
Sikh American scholar and historian Simran Jeet Singh on helping kids imagine — and create — a more empathetic world.
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While death-bed utterances are more famous, baby’s first words have influenced us too.
Plenty of parents feel guilty about wanting to skip playtime, but there's no need.
The digital world will always entail risks for teens, but that doesn’t mean parents aren’t without recourse.
Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein drew inspiration from psychologists as well as their own children, becoming more understanding parents in the process.
A researcher weighs in on who’s accountable, when and why, in the eyes of the law — and whether the measures work as intended.
Irene is on a bus with her young kids when two men come on, cussing like sailors. Should Irene step in and say something?
Could subfertility be an under-explored factor in autism risk?
Parents will sometimes use children as weapons in their relationship battles — and the fallout can be devastating.
Is it better to be the oldest sibling, the youngest, or in the middle?
Uncover the high cost of raising a family and discover strategies to make it more manageable and rewarding.
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Adolescents actively shape the transformation of religion and become the bearers of new religious patterns, worldviews, and values.
John Templeton Foundation
Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
When it comes to handling our emotions, we can’t afford to be none the WISER.
Kids are fragile. They should trust their feelings. The world is a battle between good and evil. We should stop repeating these untruths.
Here are the signs that you inherited “money anxiety” from your parents.
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Radical Emotional Acceptance calls on you to celebrate all of life's emotions — even the negative ones.
Fathers’ brains adjust their structure and function to parenthood.
"Kids are always asking two questions of parents: 'Am I safe?' and 'Am I real?'"
“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet."
They believe in meritocracy, yet leave their kids massive wealth.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life's unavoidable challenges.
"Our risk-benefit analysis showed that benefits exceeded procedural risks... by up to 200 to 1."
Why, exactly, should you die for your child?
NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.