In the pandemic, many of the traditional measures that indicate a teen is thriving have been rendered irrelevant.
In the United States, 1.3 million mothers are out of work because of the pandemic. Their losses are more than economic. Across backgrounds and careers, they describe a loss of identity.
Readers offer advice for parents, students and schools, such as modifying expectations, taking a gap year and de-emphasizing grades.
Todos nos sentimos un poco agobiados en nuestras actividades laborales y en casa. Pero hay maneras de mantenerte alerta y recargar las pilas.
Many young adults moved back in with their parents during the pandemic. Now the parents are facing a second exodus.
Many of them are vaccinated, but when it comes to their kids, the unknowns give them pause.
The F.D.A.’s authorization of Pfizer’s Covid shot for 12- to 15-year-olds is a milestone in battling the coronavirus, but actually getting them vaccinated involves new challenges.
Even as fears of the coronavirus abate, many students are continuing to opt out of in-person learning. Some school leaders are trying to woo — or push — them back.
A collection of essays curated by the Well desk features mothers acknowledging their special talents. Here, some of the team members join in.
The rosters showing where seniors are headed say little about the role that money and value played in their decisions.
More women are delaying parenthood because they think having kids early will be hard. It is. It's also great.
After months at home, some children may feel anxious about going to school or camp. Here’s how to smooth the transition.
As the city reopens, parents, teachers and students remain stuck in a hybrid-learning holding pattern.
Moms are celebrated once a year, but on every other day, our labor is taken for granted.
Haven't kids lost enough this year?
As hard as it is to be a teen today, it’s draining being the parent of one.
As hard as it is to be a teen today, it’s draining being the parent of one.
There’s a saying, “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” For Mother’s Day, we’re remembering a handful of influential moms.
The new survey also found only 9 percent of adult respondents hadn’t gotten the shot but planned to do so, suggesting the country is nearing the limit of people planning to get immunized.
The new survey also found that only 9 percent of adults who hadn’t gotten the shot planned to do so, suggesting the country is nearing the limit of people planning to get immunized.
“Parasocial relationships” explain why you think influencers are your pals.
A researcher says women without the benefit of maternal support can be good mothers, too. Also: Renewable energy; Indigenous women; chip production.
There’s a good case for doing more to improve physical assets. There’s an overwhelming case for doing more to help families with children.
Mother’s Day is a time for contemplating the ways we’re connected, through joy and sorrow, across time and across species.
A photographer in Berlin is capturing the lives of the consciously child-free.
Scientists have found intergenerational care may be the key to thriving mothers, and children.
We’re all feeling a little fried at work and home. But there are ways to stay sharp and recharge.
You can do better than grocery store flowers and a card, can’t you?
Every time we choose to love other mortal beings, someday, we will have to give them back.
Biden gets family policy half right.
She worked with preschoolers, infants and their parents, “the mom that other moms looked up to.” She died of Covid-19.
There’s a developmental reason behind children’s obsession with rules.
Physical activity during pregnancy might have long-lasting benefits for a child’s health, new research suggests.
Here’s what parents need to know.
In “Mom Genes,” Abigail Tucker attempts to uncover the science behind what makes a mother and reveals her own struggle to be a good one.
There is an effective approach to breaking the preschool-to-prison pipeline.
And how to get men to do more of it.
We must walk a fine line between truth and hope.
How taking on unfamiliar challenges alongside my daughter benefits us both.
Young people experiencing the body changes of puberty without being in school are facing a unique set of challenges. Here’s how parents can support them.
How I’m changing my perspective on life.
Podcast offerings for kids have exploded in the past year. Here are some of the best shows for 6- to 10-year-olds.
An expert's guide to sleep training
A series that examines the pandemic’s effect on working mothers in America.
Use these mediation techniques to build empathy and help them settle disputes themselves.
Hoping to celebrate the holidays with your kids without going overboard? Here are some tips.
Independent play is a skill your kids will use for the rest of their lives — and a way to claim some time for yourself this winter.
The beloved children’s book author on creativity, control and why even a good childhood is hard.
Each week, the editors of The New York Times’s Parenting section ask readers to share little victories that have made the long days of pandemic child-rearing a bit easier.
Mayor Bill de Blasio canceled the start of in-person classes for the country’s largest school system just three days before they were set to begin, sowing even more confusing among parents and educators.
‘The most wonderful thing is that you’re home with your kids all the time. And the worst thing is that you’re home, with your kids, all the time.’
Sixteen women on their personal transformations.
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