Family

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

Family

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

Family

What becoming a stay-at-home dad taught me about gender roles

I wanted to write, not spend my good years teaching reluctant freshman where to put a comma in a compound…

June 27, 2015

Family

No one wins in a power struggle with a 3-year-old

A: You are a busy family. A very busy family. And while I know many families are this big, I…

June 27, 2015

Family

Children became the strongest argument for same-sex marriage

When she was very young, Jenny Rain couldn’t help but wonder if there was something wrong with her family. There…

June 25, 2015

Family

One woman’s dying wish made another woman a mother

WASHINGTON – In 2010, Linda Rahal’s life included 40-mile bike rides and Ironman training sessions. It included travels around the…

June 25, 2015

Family

New Tinder-inspired apps will help you keep your girlfriend – then dump her

Both apps, launched independently in the past month, claim the right-swipe, left-swipe dating app Tinder as their inspiration. Like Tinder,…

June 23, 2015

Family

Looking for last-minute gifts for Dad?

A single tie or bow tie can be custom ordered – designed, printed, cut out and sewn – for $45…

June 18, 2015

Family

8 ways to keep your sanity when transitioning to two kids

Thankfully, we are going to the gym, where there’s a first-class child care program that my toddler boy loves. He…

June 16, 2015

Nation & World

Disney sets theme for rising prices

Escalating parks’ and resorts’ costs are muscling out the middle class

June 14, 2015

Family

Inside the cult of the secret wedding pinners

Except when it’s not. Except when the planning is too personal – or too secret. Or when you don’t really…

June 12, 2015

Family

Turn separation anxiety into reunion assurance

A: I read this question, and in my mind, I heard the hundreds of parents who have called me about…

June 11, 2015

Family

Aziz Ansari thinks men’s first-date texts are lazy

If this is how you’re trying to get a date, Aziz Ansari says you’re doing it wrong. In his stand-up…

June 11, 2015

Family

Parents going viral with ugly haircut videos shaming kids

Russell Fredrick, co-owner of A-1 Kutz in Snellville, Ga., is a part of a social media trend: parents who take…

June 11, 2015

Family

Brides for sale: Women lured into fake marriages

Men looking to get married for ID cards, chance to move around freely in Europe

May 29, 2015

Family

Young widows seek different kind of support

Dealing with grief, family not the same as older counterparts

May 22, 2015

Family

Many couples find the honeymoon can wait

Kelly Hills left, and Nick Evans celebrate their 2014 wedding in Glenn Mills, Penn. Hills says that after she married…

May 15, 2015

Family

Are Mom’s anti-anxiety medications helping or hurting?

Bonior Q: How long is too long to be on anti-anxiety meds? I think my mother is using them as…

May 15, 2015

Authentic Aging

Noticing subtle, shifting roles with our kids

I’ve been noticing little shifts as the years go by, from being the ever-present, decision-making and strong, active mother I…

May 9, 2015

Family

First comes love, then comes marriage – years later

Longtime couple Jun Yanagimachi, right, 38, and David Semien, 38, married in 2010 after dating for 12 years and living…

May 9, 2015

Local News

Durango family is on the move

Mother, father retrofit school bus to explore North America with two children

May 4, 2015

Family

With desires, it’s all in how you handle them

A thick fog of silence rolls across the table. Dan and I find each others eyes and exchange weary “here…

May 2, 2015

Family

Md. county: Police have leeway on ‘free-range’ kids

The statement from county police and human-services officials came in answer to questions that County Council members posed about policies…

May 2, 2015

Family

For some, prom is more than fancy dress

Students using evening to include everyone, take stand on issues

April 25, 2015