Information is limited about the long-term safety of consuming nonnutritive sweeteners.
Don’t count on tech companies to keep online games and chat apps safe for children, experts warn. It’s all about “parental empowerment” and imposing limits.
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Nearly two dozen kindergartners gave testimonials in a Michigan courtroom about how much they loved the soon-to-be-adopted boy.
My daughters and I defy easy labeling. It has taken me a lifetime to realize that we don’t have to declare a single racial identity.
Risks were especially high for heart failure, high blood pressure and blood clots among children born to mothers with diabetes.
One of the biggest myths about the beauty myth is that it’s female. Adolescent boys suffer from unrealistic beauty standards, too.
It might seem like champagne and children are incongruous, but there are ways to combine the two for parents in the New York area who (still) want to party.
Parents who use the Dexcom G6 depend on alarms on their phones if their children’s blood sugar levels are dangerous. They say the outage put them at risk.
What single parenting taught me about accepting help.
Mis padres solo querían lo mejor para mí, estaban llenos de esperanza y pensamientos positivos. Ese era el problema. Pero cuando me convertí en madre, los entendí.
How much good does a preschool experience offer children born in poverty? Enough to make their later lives much better, and they pass a heritage of opportunity on to their own children.
When you need a book that’s high in quality but low in page count, try these standouts.
Babies love books — like these — that show them their own world.
Mom influencers hold great sway over their loyal audiences. So how much research should they do before criticizing a company?
In the season of gratitude, several successful people reflect on what they most appreciate learning from their parents.
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Readers discuss environmental, social and economic reasons that people worldwide are having fewer children — and what the effects will be.
When I’ve told you what my son said, it’s not “his data” anymore.
The Thanksgiving break may be the first opportunity students have to step back from the situation and evaluate their role.
My parents wanted only the best for me. That was the problem.
While grandparenting may feel familiar, it is a whole different gig. But there are workshops and classes to help.
Climate change experts take issue with a Sunday Review essay that said scientists got it wrong. Also: Young mothers.
On Instagram, “mom” means linen-clad babies and perfect homes. On TikTok, it’s real women being their wholesome, goofy selves.
Researchers are studying how movement helps children with special needs improve social communication and motor skills.
The risks and realities — and more new stories from NYT Parenting.
Something is stopping us from creating the families we claim to desire. But what?
Research has shown that more than 37 percent of school districts have adopted drug-testing policies, but whether they lead to reduced rates of substance abuse is unclear, one expert said.
Many families wait too long to open accounts and lose out on a chance to let their money grow more, Morningstar reported.
The high stakes of high school admissions in New York — and the lengths some go to get any small advantage.
The high stakes of high school admissions in New York — and the lengths some go to get any small advantage.
A psychologist’s advice for a parent concerned about her daughter’s wardrobe choices.
A 40-year-old movie proves more progressive about relationships than one from 2019.
How to respect your child’s desire to belong while also teaching her to be an independent thinker.
Cutting and other forms of self-injury are on the rise among adolescents. Researchers are beginning to understand the phenomenon, and how to treat it.
New mothers who took leave in California were less likely to work a decade later than those who didn’t. Why?
Do you have it? And more new stories from NYT Parenting.
It can be hard to find straightforward content about pregnancy (and avoiding it). Jessica Grose and Amber Williams wanted to change that.
My father taught me that negotiation is not always about maximizing what you can get.
My father taught me that negotiation is not always about maximizing what you can get.
“I declare if I tho’t I was to be thus occupied for the rest of my life,” one new mom wrote in 1828, “I would lie down & die.”