Family

The college majors that are most likely to marry each other

Picking a major is already difficult enough for college kids. But here’s an extra piece of data to weigh on…

July 11, 2015

This Harvard grad offered $10,000 to find him a girlfriend – will he find love?

Meet Ren Lu You, the Harvard Business School graduate behind dateren.com. The site, launched last week by the McLean, Virginia,…

July 10, 2015

New book offers lessons for parents from entrepreneurs

This book cover image released by Perigee Books shows Raising Can-Do Kids: Giving Children the Tools to Thrive in a…

July 10, 2015

To bring out this little one’s sisterly love, we’ll need pest control

A: Sibling squabbles are common. Although most siblings have minor issues throughout childhood, it is not hard to find adults…

July 10, 2015

Parenting and hypocrisy: From Free Range kid to Helicopter Mom?

I need to burn all my yearbooks. Parents know that when they bring a baby into the world, the day…

July 9, 2015

Swiss pay out $4.9M to people taken from parents as children

The government-backed fund to support former “contract children” who face financial difficulties was set up last year. Many of those…

July 9, 2015

Baggage Check: Advice for a parent of a college-detouring daughter and a reader tired of hearing ‘it’s over’

A: It could be that a year off is the right plan, and she finds something that inspires her on…

Helicopter parents and their fragile kids

I didn’t expect to feel this way at the tender age of 42. I was supposed to find them puzzling,…

The economics of having your baby at home

But how safe are home births? Perhaps the answer lies in the Netherlands, the only developed nation in the world…

Mom sues Ohio YMCA, says it excluded boy with Down syndrome

Steven Heffron, 6, and his mother, Denise Watts, play in Smale Riverfront Park in downtown Cincinnati. Watts has filed a…

My sister’s moving in: Embracing the village model, at least temporarily

If my siblings lived near me, we would see each other often, providing the type of meaningful support only possible…

Eight things you didn’t know about perinatal mood disorders

With onlookers usually delighting in the new addition, sometimes asking how mom is doing becomes an afterthought. And for many…

I don’t date because being alone is pretty fantastic

I used to blame my dating difficulties on comedy itself – I told myself I couldn’t date because of my…

Do kids belong at funerals?

My children’s great-grandfather passed away last week at age 90. Just as surely as we took our 9-, 7- and…

How a sticker chart may be saving our summer

My three usually peaceful boys had not yet hit their groove; every 10 minutes someone was arguing, crying, yelling or…

Don’t deny that hitting feels good. Find a better target.

A: I remember the first time my oldest child smacked me. I was utterly shocked. She and I were enjoying…

July 4, 2015

Navy triples paid maternity leave to 18 weeks

The change, directed by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, makes the Navy the first of the military services to provide more…

July 4, 2015

Surrogate children granted legal recognition in France

The Cour de cassation ruled Friday that, while surrogacy will remain banned in France, children born abroad through this practice…

July 4, 2015

Polygamous Montana trio applies for wedding license

Nathan Collier and his wives Victoria and Christine applied at the Yellowstone County Courthouse in Billings on Tuesday in an…

July 1, 2015

New book takes on the culture of kids bullying their parents

Yes, you heard that right. Parent and family therapist Sean Grover writes in a new book, When Kids Call the…

June 30, 2015

First lady hosts Girl Scout campout on White House lawn

First lady Michelle Obama participates in a knot-tying station during a Lets Move! event with Girl Scouts on the South…

June 30, 2015

I was really awkward to drive my date away – but it only pulled him closer

“I know!” I said. “I should go on this date, and I should just be as awkward as possible, so…

June 29, 2015