Children and Childhood

December 27, 2022

Day 27: What Are Kids Saying About Kwanzaa?

“Kugichagulia!” said Parker Johnson, 5, of Pasadena, Calif., giggling as he pronounced the Swahili word three times in rapid succession. One of the seven principles of […]
December 10, 2022

How to Become Santa Claus

It takes more than a red suit and a booming laugh to truly embody Santa Claus. Just ask four men who have been spreading holiday cheer […]
December 2, 2022

‘How Much Was That?’

A family obsessed with the cost of things learns a stark lesson in what’s priceless. My family is obsessed with the cost of things. The two […]
November 18, 2022

Who’s Afraid of a Lovely Fern?

It’s just a plant — but one that takes me back to the traumatic adolescence I tried so hard to escape. I didn’t want the staghorn […]
November 16, 2022

Falling for Your Sperm Donor

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music “My search for a donor stalled because I didn’t have a good feeling […]
November 8, 2022

A Children’s Watch That Tells More Than the Hour

The founder of Blok Watches said its first timepiece helps young wearers see, and understand, the passage of time. Are children being taught how to tell […]
November 4, 2022

‘Design Mom’ Gabrielle Blair Pivots to Politics

After 16 years of making a name for herself as a blogger and home decor expert, Design Mom has written her manifesto — about reproductive health. […]
October 14, 2022

The Art of Dividing Up a Marriage

It’s impossible to know how you will feel in the aftermath of divorce until you’re experiencing it. Every week my daughter divides the artwork she brings […]
September 7, 2022

An 11-Year-Old Geneva Schoolgirl Is Making a Name for Herself in Watches

A Geneva schoolgirl has spent the last year charming the industry with her online opinions about timepieces. GENEVA — She loves colorful high-top Nike sneakers and […]
September 5, 2022

Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa

Mark Kuhn is hunched over, one knee on the ground, pulling dandelions from an otherwise immaculate lawn. With a small, serrated blade, he carefully carves tiny […]