How do you tell the friendly neighborhood kids that sometimes, a backyard gathering is just for family?
Can you raise children with "faith" in a household with two very separate religious traditions?
Many children wet the bed because theyre constipated, and their parents and doctors dont know it.
After Mayor Michael R. Bloombergs proposal to ban the sale of large sugary drinks in some locations, wondering how a ban that was both more limited, and more expansive, might be received.
Im almost sold on the benefits of summer camp for children, but Im still not ready to make mine go.
The next issue of Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers, will be its last. Im missing it already.
Who can get a child to make a bed, set a table, climb a rock face and try a new food all in the same day? A (much cooler than a parent) camp counselor.
The "time-wasting gap": The new digital divide is between children whose parents limit their use of computers and devices and those whose parents cant, dont or wont.
Why is a 20-year-old who fetches coffee at Google more impressive to employers than one who spends days and nights nurturing, teaching, comforting and inspiring?
Want your child to have a chance at a competitive college? Give her a hook, and make her stick to it.
Parents are turning to PEG laxatives to help constipated children, but others are concerned about its long-term use, and there are alternatives.
How do you balance two faiths, two cultures, and two histories, and raise children who feel balanced?
Would a signed agreement designating which parent is in charge of which homework help?
Would you (and your children) enjoy your summer more if you used your smartphone less?
This summer, the Motherlode Book Club will be reading two books parents and older children alike can enjoy, from Jodi Piccoult and her daughter, Samantha Van Leer and Carl Hiaasen.
Why shouldnt a stepmother talk with her stepdaughter about puberty?
Why do we fill June with graduations ceremonies for children who arent really graduating, and awards for every expected achievement of the year?
The midwife Ina May Gaskin wins her clients trust in a way that has become nearly impossible for most health care providers.
Should a middle school dance have a V.I.P. lounge? (And can you believe anyone would even ask?)
I never imagined I would be a single mother, but I didnt expect to follow my mothers path into a controlling, abusive relationship either - until I did.
Links to childrens lives in India, a debate on school segregation, and a comedians last word on Times "Are You Mom Enough" cover.
My 3-year-old son seemed captivated by a girl in the playground, but maybe I was the one who got carried away.
Is the current system of creating custody agreements among divorcing parents really in their childrens "best interests"?
Would you raise money for I.V.F. or adoption through a Web site?
Gallup found that employed mothers of young children reported more happiness and less depression than those who chose to stay home. Why ask?
After Mary Kennedys suicide, remembering that every day you get is a good day.
Can a stepmother talk to her stepdaughter about puberty, or is that strictly the mothers job?
When a bar mitzvah collides with autism, its a coming of age ritual for both father and son.
In a perfect divorce, grandparents and grandchildren can easily stay close. But what do you do when things are not so rosy?
New research shows that having children inoculates parents against the things that conspire to cause unhappiness. So there.
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