Parenting
Generation Z Is Far More Nuanced About Tech Than Its Predecessors
Take some time to talk with the young adults in your life about recent technological changes—their responses may surprise you.
Parents' Phone Use Is Taking a Toll on Their Children's Development
I'm hopeful that the next generation of children, after watching us be fools for our devices, may decide it's not worth it.
Why We Can't Judge Generation Z by the Standards of Previous Generations
I used to worry about this allegedly cosseted generation. Then came the shootings in Parkland, and I began to see another side of these young people that humbles me.
Gen Z's Message to Parents: 'Put Your Phone Down'
In our conversations with young people, it's become clear that technology abuse is rampant—among their parents.
What Is the Future of Paid Parental Leave in America?
The U.S. has a rough track record with how it treats new parents, but there are reasons to believe that this could soon be a thing of the past.
What's Medicaid Got to Do With Early Childhood Development?
Two recent independent reports argue that Medicaid and CHIP could be effectively leveraged to improve early childhood for the 45 percent of American children served by these programs.
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.
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.