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  1. Their Influencer Parents Used Them as Content. Are They Being Used Again Now? Magazine, Today

    The same children who were fodder for family influencers have become uneasy fodder for streaming documentaries.

  2. Johnson Moves to Block a Bill Allowing New Parents in the House to Vote by Proxy Washington, Yesterday

    It was not clear whether the speaker would be able to peel off enough Republicans to prevent the measure from coming up because a majority of House members want to consider it.

  3. The U.K. Government Wouldn’t Ban Phones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up. Foreign, Yesterday

    In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign is going viral.

  4. ‘Una oportunidad de vivir’: 2 familias se enfrentan a la trisomía 18 En español, March 28

    Los casos de trisomía 18 pueden aumentar a medida que muchos estados restringen el aborto. Pero algunas mujeres deciden tener a los bebés, amarlos con ternura y cuidarlos con devoción.

  5. Flying With a Child on Your Lap? You Might Want to Reconsider. Travel, March 28

    Recent airplane accidents have fueled concerns about whether young children are sufficiently protected on flights and prompted parents and caregivers to re-evaluate how, and even whether, they should fly with infants.

  6. My Daughter’s Stepfather Is Walking Her Down the Aisle. Can I Skip the Wedding? Well, March 27

    I’m heartbroken that she chose him over me.

  7. My Partner Won’t Let My Young Adult Children Stay With Us. Help! Styles, March 26

    After nine years of regular visits from his children, now 19 and 23, a father is steamed by his partner’s suggestion that he book a short-term rental for future get-togethers.

  8. The Duty of Law Firms Under Attack Letters, March 25

    Readers weigh in on the capitulation of the law firm Paul, Weiss to the Trump administration’s demands. Also: Beyond campus stereotypes; analog parenting.

  9. In a Shift, More Republicans Want Government Investment in Children Upshot, March 24

    The evolution reflects a growing bipartisan agreement that American families are struggling and something has to change.

  10. Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson Thinks Compassion for Our Parents Can Be a Trap Magazine, March 22

    The clinical psychologist explains the demands of “emotionally immature” parents, the impact it has on their children and the freedom of saying “no.”

  11. Who’s Against Banning Cellphones in Schools? Metropolitan, March 21

    Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing a ban on smartphones in schools, and reaction is favorable, with one notable exception: parents who can’t stop monitoring their children.

  12. The Complexities of Family Estrangement Letters, March 20

    Readers reflect on troubled parent-child relationships. Also: Support for a pro-Palestinian activist; what President Trump means by “great.”

  13. How a British Dad Made Comedy Gold Imagining Two Toddlers Chatting Foreign, March 20

    George Lewis’s riffs on the absurdities of millennial parenting — and the inner lives of 2-year-olds — have won him legions of fans online and galvanized his once middling stand-up career.

  14. Tiny Love Stories: ‘I’m a Loser’ Styles, March 19

    Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

  15. Tech for Babies Is Booming. Here’s What One Parent Found Helped the Most. Business, March 19

    The Snoo. The Nanit. The Hatch Rest. Many lists of baby gear mandate certain items, but our columnist wondered if it would be better to chuck those lists out.

  16. Measles, MAHA Moms and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Op Ed, March 17

    How modern vaccines fell victim to their own success.

  17. For Parents of Babies Near Measles Outbreaks, a Painful Waiting Game Well, March 14

    Infants are at higher risk of complications from the measles but can’t be vaccinated right away.

  18. A New Scientific Field Is Recasting Who We Are and How We Got That Way Op Ed, March 13

    Obesity, education, smoking — in more and more cases, we’re finding a nature-nurture feedback loop.

  19. ‘Gentle Parenting’ Is Spoiling My Granddaughter. What Should I Do? Well, March 13

    Her mother’s lack of discipline is turning the 10-year-old into a brat, and I’m worried about her future.

  20. There Is One Tried and True Way to Keep Birthrates Falling Op Ed, March 8

    Shaming child-free people doesn’t raise the birthrate; it might depress it.

  21. Steeling My Daughters Against a New Kind of Misogyny Op Ed, March 5

    What keeps me up at night about the feminist backlash we’re living through.

  22. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has an Excited Fan Club: Conservative Christian Moms National, January 28

    These parents believe in home-schooling and distrust food and drug companies. In Kennedy, they see “a bull in the china shop.”

  23. Pediatricians Shift Tactics to Sway Vaccine Skeptics Well, January 24

    As trust in medicine declines and vaccine hesitancy spreads, doctors are changing how they talk about lifesaving childhood shots.

  24. Did School Battles Hurt Democrats in Liberal Strongholds? National, November 18

    Voters in the Virginia suburbs shifted toward Trump. Some said they were still frustrated by pandemic closures and fights over gender, race and testing in schools.

  25. Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Had a Crush on the Teacher’ Styles, September 10

    Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

  26. Does Everyone Want to Be on the ‘Mommy Track’? Op Ed, March 16

    More people are rejecting the false binary of remote work vs. the corporate ladder.

  27. ‘What American Families Experienced Is Not Something That You Get Over’ Op Ed, March 13

    Four years after the pandemic began, parents continue to struggle with a broken child care system, but there’s reason to hope for a better future.

  28. How to Parent in a World Under Siege? Book Review, March 12

    In her elegant essay collection, “Lessons for Survival,” Emily Raboteau confronts climate collapse, societal breakdown and the Covid pandemic while trying to raise children in a responsible way.

  29. Resfriados, tos y covid: por qué parece que estamos siempre enfermos En español, January 9

    Después de la pandemia, el invierno parece ser un desfile interminable de malestares. ¿Pasó algo?

  30. The Case of the Never-Ending Illness Well, December 15

    Post-pandemic, winter has become one big blur of coughs and colds. Did something change?

  31. Is Remote Work the Answer to Women’s Prayers, or a New ‘Mommy Track’? Sunday Business, November 12

    Post-pandemic work-from-home norms allowed more women to stay in the work force than ever before. Remote work could also make it harder to get ahead.

  32. The ‘Silver Lining to the Pandemic’ for Working Mothers Upshot, October 28

    The share of women working has reached a record high, with the biggest increases among mothers of children under 5.

  33. The Upside of a Population Decline Letters, October 5

    Readers disagree with an essay expressing concern about a decline after a peak. Also: Rudy Giuliani’s drinking; book bans; masks in hospitals; wedding magic.

  34. Fathers Gained Family Time in the Pandemic. Many Don’t Want to Give It Back. Upshot, March 12

    A substantial share of fathers who took on more domestic work during lockdowns have kept it up, new data shows, and rearranged their work lives to do so.

  35. Arguing About Masks and Mandates Letters, February 22

    Readers criticize a column by Bret Stephens asserting that mask mandates were ineffective. Also: Children and loss; John Fetterman; population growth.

  36. The New Etiquette of Kids and Coughs Op Ed, December 14

    When a viral question goes viral.

  37. The Return of Holiday Season Agita Op Ed, November 16

    The pandemic gave some parents a reprieve. That may be over.

  38. Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Lean In, Employers. Op Ed, October 22

    A baby boomlet may not have been 2021’s only productivity increase.

  39. Spending on Children Surged During the Pandemic. It Didn’t Last. National, October 1

    As programs expire, such federal spending is returning to prior levels: $1 for every $6 spent on older adults.

  40. Want to Regain Parents’ Trust, Public Health Institutions? Be Humble. Op Ed, September 10

    Definitive statements on open questions isn’t the way.

  41. Prosecute Trump, Despite the Risks? Letters, September 1

    Readers react to an editorial urging an indictment to show that he “is not above the law.” Also: Abortion and data privacy; Moderna’s suit; children’s mental health.

  42. Lo que debes saber para proteger a tus hijos de la viruela del mono en Español, August 22

    Según los expertos, los niños no tienen riesgo alto de infección. Pero ofrecen consejos para cuidar a todos en el regreso a clases, desde los más pequeños hasta los universitarios.

  43. How to Protect Against Monkeypox as School Starts Well, August 17

    Experts say children are not at a high risk of infection. But they have advice to keep everyone — from toddlers to college kids — safe.

  44. Here’s What School Covid Policies Should Look Like This Year Op Ed, August 4

    The crisis kids face at this point in the pandemic is not the virus but the cost of so many years of disrupted school.

  45. How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic Business, August 1

    They were once Democrats and Republicans. But fears for their children in the pandemic transformed their thinking, turning them into single-issue voters for November’s midterms.

  46. Few Parents Intend to Have Very Young Children Vaccinated Against Covid Science, July 26

    In a new survey, 43 percent of parents of children ages 6 months through 4 years said they would refuse the shots for their kids. An additional 27 percent were uncertain.

  47. Sorry, Summer Styles, July 20

    We all know what happened with summer 2020. Then 2021 was dampened by Delta. This year, any anticipated return to revelry has been hampered by … *waves hands at everything.* Is there hope for enjoying the once fun season?

  48. Post-Lockdown, I’m Learning to Let Go of My Young Adult Kids — Again Op Ed, July 16

    When my adult children came home during Covid lockdown, I loved feeling I could protect them.

  49. The Wait for Little Kid Vaccines Is Over. Parental Exhaustion Isn’t. Op Ed, June 25

    The payoff feels somewhat anticlimactic.

  50. Covid Vaccines Slowly Roll Out for Children Under 5 National, June 21

    It was a milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, 18 months after adults first began receiving shots against the virus. The response from parents was notably muted.

  51. Vaccines roll out slowly for U.S. children younger than 5. National, June 21

    Although opening up shots for children under 5 is a milestone, this long-awaited phase of the U.S. immunization effort is being greeted with mixed emotions.

  52. Vaccines for Young Children Are Coming, but Many Parents Have Tough Questions Science, June 18

    The vaccines seem safe for children and are likely to protect against severe illness. But data on efficacy is thin, and most children have already been infected.

  53. Your child is almost 5. Here’s what some experts say about Covid vaccine options for that age group. Well, June 18

    Parents of 4-year-olds should start the vaccination process as soon as possible, according to experts, even if that means beginning with the lower-dose version.

  54. What to Know About the Covid Vaccine for Little Kids Well, June 17

    Here are answers to five common questions.

  55. A Better Way to Measure Immunity in Children Science, June 17

    Some scientists believe that a clearer picture of Covid vaccine efficacy could have emerged sooner if investigators had tracked certain immune cells, not just antibodies.

  56. Relief for Parents N Y T Now, June 17

    Covid vaccines for young children are finally coming.

  57. Parents Anxious to Vaccinate Young Children Describe an Agonizing Wait Washington, June 15

    Times readers with babies, toddlers or preschoolers who are unvaccinated against the coronavirus wrote in about worries and strains, loneliness and lost time.

  58. Just How Burned Out Are Parents? Op Ed, June 11

    Take this Times test to find out.

  59. Our Kids Lost Special Moments During the Pandemic. They Won’t Get Them All Back. Op Ed, June 8

    My fourth grader thinks about every event she’s missed, and I can’t pretend it doesn’t hurt.

  60. The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s New Frontier Magazine, May 25

    A wave of parents has been radicalized by Covid-era misinformation to reject ordinary childhood immunizations — with potentially lethal consequences.