Why Tot Celebrity Ms. Rachel Waded Into the Gaza Debate
Facing criticism, Rachel Accurso defends making the plight of children in Gaza a primary focus on her social media feeds.
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The $700 Calendar That Wants to Save Your Marriage
On a Thursday morning in March, my family needed to accomplish three things at exactly the same time. My husband had to board a plane to return from a business trip in London. I had agreed to moderate a panel discussion about how the cost of child …
The Flaws of Being a Perfect Mother
Are you a good mother? If you clicked on this essay, you probably are. You’re no doubt aware that your role is quite important for various health and well-being outcomes, and perhaps you spend time wondering if you are doing it right. That’s just the …
Google Plans to Roll Out Its A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13
The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.
More Babies, but Little Support for Them?
Readers discuss the Trump administration’s urging a baby boom while also cutting support for children.
A Mother and Father Were Deported. What Happened to Their Toddler?
The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison. Their daughter remains somewhere in the United States.
Kennedy Described My Reality
My daughter hasn’t spoken in five years. She never had many words, but they all disappeared just before she turned two. She used to clap her hands along to music, respond to her name and once tried to feed her baby doll Cheerios. Those skills …
My Son Has a Rare Syndrome. So I Turned to the Internet.
I did not know that anything was unusual until I was seven months pregnant. Inside the exam room, the technician dimmed the lights and stood astride her mysterious station. She worked her probe into the hard rind of my belly and offered selections …
Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?
With diagnoses at a record high, some experts have begun to question our assumptions about the condition — and how to treat it.