Once, in town to help me take care of our 6-month-old while her son was traveling, my mother-in-law and I watched a movie ...

It’s an endless cycle of purging and adding, of organizing and reorganizing. Of realizing the system you had when they were ...

I had a crazy idea, I told her. Something that would save us time and increase our intimacy — it would be like the ...

Growing up, I used to beg my parents to have another baby. “Please,” I would plead with them, “I need a brother or sister!” I really wanted a sister when I was younger, but as I got older ...

I peered out in the dark, the barely begun Eaton fire still miles away from our house: “If our house burned down, what would you miss the most?” “Kira. All of Altadena would have to burn ...

Because we all know we’re supposed to foster our kids’ independence, but sometimes it’s easier said than done.

I turn away from my husband and his snoring, using my back to try to block out the light from my phone. It is my favorite time of day: 10 p.m., in bed, secretly scrolling my favorite app, NYTimes ...

Last year, a letter in the medical journal Pediatrics argued that the frightening decline in mental health among American kids can be partly explained by a lack of independent play. When kids don ...

Cheer for your favorite athletes at the 2022 Winter Games and throw a gold medal-worthy Olympics party filled with themed food, fun games, and spirited decorations.

I always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I'm competing against myself to prove that I can do this.