A reader’s brother-in-law is insisting that she accompany her children to his 1-year-old’s birthday party, even though attending would require her to miss an important funeral. […]
With the “cheese slice trick” and the “egg crack challenge,” parents vie for viral recognition — and the illusion of control over their children. The other […]
As a married gay man and an emergency pediatrician, I continue to wrestle with expectations of having a ‘traditional’ family life. A few years ago, while […]
The YouTube star of “Songs for Littles,” an online video series that pulls millions of views, says she’s found her calling in encouraging children to speak. […]
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Glamour, altruism and cognitive dissonance hung in the air. Some of the most conspicuously privileged people in America, dressed in gowns and […]
In a Brooklyn subway station one April morning, as commuters waited for a G train, a 44-year-old man named Daniel Auster was found unconscious on a […]