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Timehacker: How this stressed-out working mom in Canada calmed her chaotic life

DAY 1 This is what mornings are like for Joanne Westall, 44, a family and early childhood educator in Fredricton,…

July 23, 2015

How six immigrant kids are doing a year after reuniting with their parents in America

Nearly a year after we profiled six child migrants reunited with parents already living in the Washington area, all are…

July 23, 2015

A kid cries in a restaurant. The owner yells at her. Now what?

What do you do? If you’re Darla Neugebauer, owner of Marcy’s Diner in Portland, Maine, after about 40 minutes of…

July 22, 2015

Volunteer matchmakers in Japan try to bring people together

“My son is still single, so …” Shinji Asano, 83, of Fujiidera, Japan, sincerely listens to such remarks from visitors…

July 22, 2015

Baggage Check: Helping a reader in a communications blackout and a parent whose daughter is under sway of a controlling boyfriend

A: I am sorry. This doesn’t look good. And no, he’s not laid up in a body cast from skimboarding…

July 22, 2015

My sister has moved in. Here’s how we’re embracing the village life

When I emerged from the kitchen, my husband had commandeered a near clean sweep of our new guest room, except…

Are you a third wheel?

The former are often protagonists in literature and muses in pop music’s soulful ballads. The latter are known to be…

Men who harass women online are quite literally losers, new study finds

That bit of validation comes courtesy of Michael Kasumovic and Jeffrey Kuznekoff, researchers at the University of New South Wales…

How to craft a successful friend-date

Typical first-date jitters. Except the date’s platonic. Perhaps you’re just in the market for some new friends. Maybe some have…

After the search for good wedding-registry gifts, married couples reveal their favorites

Building a well-rounded registry can be difficult. How many place settings is too many? Is the range of price points…

Bonding time for Obama, teenage daughters during NYC getaway

President Barack Obama, second from left, accompanied by his daughters Sasha and Malia, and their friends, walk through Central Park…

July 18, 2015

Hello Mother, hello Father: Is no news good news from sleepaway camp?

I was hoping that my son’s postal habits would tend more toward my brother’s side of the spectrum – I…

July 18, 2015

It’s a dad-daughter overnighter in New York for the Obamas

President Barack Obama, left, walks with his daughter Sasha, second from left, and two of her friends to Marine One…

Bathroom becomes a battleground for this preschooler

He has been potty trained for a year now and will tell you that he must poop in the toilet,…

Into the woods with baby and a good attitude

Q: We are about to go on a tent-camping trip with our 13-month-old. She isn’t walking on her own yet.…

The best age to get married if you don’t want to get divorced

As you can see, the risk of divorce declines steadily from your teens into your late 20s, but somewhere in…

Study: Whether you were first, middle or youngest child makes hardly any difference

Nope, says a massive new study analyzing the traits of 377,000 high school students. At least, the study says, not…

My No. 1 tip for stay-at-home parents

When my oldest child was 4, she asked me this question while we were watching my wife leave for work.…

July 16, 2015

When parenting twice-exceptional kids, not everything needs to be fixed

“I hate being this way,” he said, laying his head on his arm. My son is twice exceptional or 2e.…

July 16, 2015

Baggage Check: Advice for a daughter worrying about her widowed dad and a marriage gone blah

A: Your concern shows caring, but let’s make sure there’s truly something to be concerned about. No one’s more passionate…

July 15, 2015

The day I realized I was trying too hard and just let my kid play with an acorn

This entire pint-sized playground was designed with one goal in mind: keep kids energetically engaged. Parents like me love it…

July 15, 2015

Guys: To flirt effectively, just act like a decent human

Guy spots girl across the bar. Girl smiles coyly. Guy saunters over and asks if it hurt. Girl finishes the…

July 14, 2015