They may play well in some arenas, but when it comes to protecting kids from sexual abuse, they can backfire — badly. As an emergency physician who works in a children’s hospital, I provide medical ...

I wasn’t going to let another relationship head off my dreams of starting a family. Even if it was a really, really good one.

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 ...

When Kirsta, a Milwaukee art teacher, was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, she started making Instagram reels to vent about her experience as an adoptee. In some of her most-viewed ...

In my work with parents who are caring for a child with an eating disorder, I’ve become keenly aware of the language we use when talking about kids and food. Our words can shape our attitudes ...

When my daughter was a toddler, she had a collection of hand-me-down ’90s toys. There was Papa Smurf, Professor Frink from The Simpsons, and a handful of Legos, but she consistently gravitated ...

When Erin Flores visited her doctor for a routine physical in 2016, she wasn’t expecting life-changing news. The discovery of a fibroid in the lining of her uterus left her with two conflicting ...

Collecting my children’s bagged “personal items” from their school in a socially distanced line while wearing a homemade cloth mask is the most vivid memory I have of the entire coronavirus ...

Five heavily documented teenagers describe mild embarrassment, a healthy fear of social media, and — get this — empathy for their parents. But what about their children, the kids they ...

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