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  1. parenting
    The Moms Who Smoke in SecretThey’ll do anything to hide it from their kids — except quit.
  2. parenting
    When Kids Are Addicted to their Phones, Who Is to Blame?Parents can’t change their kids’ relationships to screens without also addressing their own.
  3. parenting
    When Your Kid Is the Classroom Problem ChildWhat would you do if your third-grader hit other kids, shoved his teachers, destroyed his classroom, and hid from everyone?
  4. parenting
    Is a Sick Kid Better Than an Absent Kid?Health policies have grown more lax in an attempt to improve school attendance. Parents and teachers are split on whether it’s working.
  5. parenting
    The Parents Who Dread Their Kids’ BedtimeBeing home for the evening routine is a point of pride for many moms and dads. But some relish missing it.
  6. parenting
    How I Went From One Kid to Two Without Losing My MindAnd answers to other questions — including how I’ve road-tripped with a newborn and a toddler without losing my mind — from “The Hard Part” readers.
  7. parenting
    Sick As a MomBouncing between months of illnesses and bedrest, I could no longer hide my body’s own limits from my kids. We all feel a lot better now.
  8. parenting
    I Know What You Did on the PlaygroundInside the chaos that often ensues after a parent posts about a “bad nanny” on Facebook.
  9. parenting
    What You Actually ‘Need’ to Have a Kid, and What You Don’tThe decision to become a parent shouldn’t hinge on how much new stuff you can afford to buy.
  10. parenting
    The Rise of the Accidentally Permissive ParentSome moms and dads who strive to be “gentle parents” unknowingly turn into indulgent ones, largely because gentle parenting is just too hard.
  11. parenting
    What Do Kids Lose When Preschools Are Segregated?Sociologist and race scholar Dr. Casey Stockstill discusses the ways both affluent children and poor children of color miss out.
  12. parenting
    Childhood Independence Is a Mental-Health IssueWhat if we are inadvertently contributing to a decadeslong crisis?
  13. parenting
    Talking to My Kids About the UnbearableWhen cruelty is inescapable, what are we supposed to tell our children?
  14. parenting
    How 8 New York Mothers Have Talked to Their Kids About the Israel-Hamas WarHow do you explain one of modern history’s most brutal conflicts to a third-grader?
  15. parenting
    Why Are We Always on Call for Our Kids?My children very rarely have to wait for anyone for very long — is it time to establish stronger boundaries around my alone time?
  16. parenting
    How Are Parents of Teenagers Supposed to Ever Have Sex Again?When my kid stopped going to bed before we did, my husband and I had to reinvent our sex life.
  17. weather
    A Rain-Soaked Nightmare for New York ParentsClimate change comes for school pickup.
  18. parenting
    Why Do Kids Need Ambition?We’ve reckoned with how we view work — why hasn’t that same existential shift made its way to how we view achievement for our kids?
  19. parenting
    How Do I Talk to My Kids About Sex?All your awkward sex-education questions, answered.
  20. the hard part
    There’s No Such Thing as a Vacation with Young KidsA relaxing getaway may no longer be in the cards — but giving in to the chaos can be just as exquisite.
  21. the hard part
    Leave That Screaming Kid AloneThe summer travel season has become complain-about-other-people’s-kids season. If not even children can take up space without reproach, who can?
  22. parenting
    The Transgender Family Handbook144 specific suggestions, from trans young people and their loved ones, that parents may find helpful.
  23. parenting
    Moms Gone WildMotherhood can obliterate you — or it can set you free.
  24. parenting
    Surviving the Death Talk With My KidFinding the words to explain the unspeakable.
  25. parenting
    Having the Period Talk for the First TimeFor my daughter — and for myself.
  26. the hard part
    Gentle Parenting Is Too GentleAnd brutal as hell for us parents.
  27. the hard part
    What We Never Say About ParentingIt’s good, actually.
  28. the hard part
    There Is No Break Coming for Parents — EverNew year, same shit.
  29. brooding
    How Am I Supposed to Teach My Kids to Be Generous?Especially when “paying it forward” is just a quid pro quo turned outward.
  30. brooding
    What If We Make Affordable Child Care About Wellness?Then we might finally see some change.
  31. the hard part
    Holiday Traditions Are Cheesy and Exhausting and Totally Worth ItYour future adult kids will thank you.
  32. strength
    Country Singer’s Kids Are Naturally Ripped, You FreaksJessie James Decker did not Photoshop abs onto her young children, okay?
  33. brooding
    Are There Any Kids’ Books Out There That Are … Actually Good?Wizards and dragons need not apply.
  34. the hard part
    Finding Joy for My Kids in the ApocalypseEven when I want to scream into the abyss until my voice runs out.
  35. brooding
    Would Unschooling Actually Make My Kids Any Happier?To help kids take more pleasure in school, encourage them to do their own thing — not schoolwork.
  36. brooding
    Why Does Giving My Son His First Phone Feel Like a Trap?My phone has amplified my worst qualities and dulled my best ones. I got the SIM card anyway.
  37. parenting
    The Dread of Watching Your Kid Start SchoolAs my son heads into kindergarten, I’m plagued by my own painful memories.
  38. back to school
    A Missouri School District Has Reinstated SpankingThough the U.N. considers corporal punishment a human-rights violation, it remains legal in 19 states.
  39. parenting
    The Unbearable Heaviness of Being an ‘Old Mom’At 39, every physical ache, every existential spiral, every scroll past young momfluencer content makes me obsess over the time left.
  40. brooding
    Sleepover Kits Are About Making Content, Not Playing PretendKids don’t need to glamp.
  41. parenting
    I Can’t Pass This On to My KidsAs the daughter of immigrants, I chose assimilation above all else. I want better for my children.
  42. sesame street
    Unpacking the Sesame Street Amusement-Park BacklashA family is suing SeaWorld Parks for racial discrimination after a video of a Muppet ignoring two Black girls sparked outrage.
  43. brooding
    Now Is the Time for TreatsLeave your try-hard commitment to feeding your kids healthy food at home this vacation.
  44. covid-19
    When Will Young Kids Be Able to Get the COVID Vaccine?The FDA has authorized emergency use of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for children under 5.
  45. time
    Blue Ivy Is a Tween, and You Are AncientThis celebrity baby is now old enough to wear lip gloss and be embarrassed by her dad.
  46. the most fertile man
    Nick Cannon Did Not Get That VasectomyUnless you count Ryan Reynolds’s vasectomy cocktail.
  47. parenting
    Can I Consume Cannabis Around My Kids?How parents are deciding whether or not to hide their newly legal habit from their children.
  48. career
    I Was Waiting for My Career to Feel Solid to Start My Life. Then I Lost My Job.On reimagining our 30s.
  49. science of us
    Do Kids Really Need Stress-Relief Toys?The mental-health industrial complex comes to the kids’ aisle.
  50. parenthood
    What Happens When Partners Disagree About COVID-19 Safety?“My kids’ dad doesn’t believe in mask wearing.”
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