Children and Childhood

May 9, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Missed My Children, but I Needed My Mom’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Carrying Me Through In the winter of my 40th year, I received a […]
April 14, 2023

It’s a Toddler’s Party. How About a $75,000 Budget?

In Los Angeles, children’s birthday celebrations have spiraled into mini-weddings. One hundred people RSVP’d for William’s sixth birthday party, which was held at a Los Angeles […]
April 13, 2023

It’s a Toddler’s Party. How About a $75,000 Budget?

In Los Angeles, children’s birthday celebrations have spiraled into mini-weddings. One hundred people RSVP’d for William’s sixth birthday party, which was held at a Los Angeles […]
March 22, 2023

How a $100 Bet Saved Our Relationship

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley and Sara Sarasohn and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music “From an early age, I […]
March 10, 2023

‘No Love Is Ever Wasted’

Even when it leads to heartbreak. Twenty stuffed animals lay ominously shoulder-to-shoulder on their bellies in a perfect circle on the floor. My 11-year-old daughter, Mary, […]
February 24, 2023

How Could I Deny Him Fatherhood?

He wanted children. I didn’t. What happened next was completely unexpected. When we found out the pregnancy was ectopic and life-threatening, my husband vowed to never […]
February 23, 2023

Anne Imhof, Dancing in the Ruins

The German provocateur’s opening in Los Angeles shows her choreographic skills and obsession with youthful nihilism. But when the performers leave, the emptiness remains. LOS ANGELES […]
February 11, 2023

How to Navigate Your Child’s First Crush

It’s not unusual for young children to become fascinated by romance, but sometimes these big feelings can take parents by surprise. Experts share tips on how […]
January 22, 2023

A New Way to Hand-Me-Down

To help reduce clothing waste, two mothers in San Antonio started a small business reselling used children’s clothes. This article is part of a series examining […]
December 30, 2022

December Birthdays: A Curse, or an Unexpected Blessing?

Those who were born in late December are often met with well-meaning pity when they tell people their birth date. Isn’t it hard, they’re asked, to […]