How to Make Motherhood Easier in America
Three new books explore how and why our society is structured to make being a mother so hard.
Parenting
Putting White Parents on the Frontlines of School Integration
A conversation with Integrated Schools founder Courtney Everts Mykytyn about why parents trump policy when it comes to putting integration into practice.
New Evidence That Women Are Less Selfish Than Men
One study offers neural evidence that women are more sharing-oriented, while another finds new fathers find more time to relax than new mothers.
The Paranoid Fantasy at the Heart of 'It'
The story resonates in a post-9/11 environment of fear, a Stephen King scholar explains.
The Subtle Bias That Underlies Our Ideological Leanings
Our reflexive approach to explaining the world strongly predicts our political orientation.
The Absence of Valuing Unpaid Care Work
Items covered by measuring national income get plenty of attention, while those not within this rigid framework often fall by the wayside. Case in point: unpaid care work.
Are Children of Single Parents Less Satisfied With Life?
New research from Germany suggests growing up in a single-parent household produces a small but significant long-term negative impact.
Breastfeeding Has Health Benefits for Moms Too
A Chinese study shows it lowers their risk of cardiovascular disease.
Fathers Behave Very Differently With Young Boys, Girls
New research finds that, when interacting with their toddlers, dads' behavior reflects gender stereotypes.
Choosing to Be Childless Comes at a Cost
New research finds surprisingly negative attitudes toward adults who opt out of having kids.
Ready for Gay Parenting, Still Scared of Gay Sex
A look into America's changing views about love and family.
Parents' Debt Impacts Kids' Well-Being
But its effect can be positive or negative, depending on the specific type of indebtedness.
The Contentious Issue of Parents Who Smoke Pot
Parents who are even occasional weed users can face accusations of child neglect or abuse, and can risk losing their children as a result.
Do Men Prioritize Family Time More Than Women?
Elizabeth Weingarten unpacks a new study that suggests men prioritize home and family over work more than women do.
Single Man Seeking Baby
For a growing group of straight men, fertility clinics and gestational carriers are providing life after 40.
The Messy, Complicated Nature of Assisted Reproductive Technology
As we wrote earlier this year, the technology can be used in a plethora of positive ways, but there is far from a legal consensus.
Tae-Gyo: Prenatal Intensive Mothering in South Korea
If you're only going to have one kid, you put everything you have into it.
Why Transgender Kids Should Wait to Transition
Most gender dysphoric children outgrow their dysphoria, and do so by adolescence.
The Research Against Mississippi's Ban on Gay Adoption
A reading list on the differences—or lack thereof—between gay and straight parents.
Don't Dismiss the Teens
The adults so fond of dismissing difficult teens might miss the irony that this is a distrusting and non-collaborative approach to their development.
The Tribal Rites of Motherhood on Manhattan's Upper East Side
Wednesday Martin channels Jane Goodall as she attempts to gain access to a very select group.
When the Press Puts Private Decisions About Pregnancy and Parenting Up for Public Debate, Women Lose
Reporters should go easy on the sanctimony and fear mongering as they frame articles on pregnancy and childrearing.
Brutal Kinship
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.