Tween doesn’t like how she looks. How can I help?
Meghan Leahy, a parenting coach, author, mother of three, takes your questions about the all encompassing job we call parenting.
By Meghan Leahy and Amy JoyceMeghan Leahy: Daughter has ADHD, and I feel like I’m failing her
Teen girl with ADHD won't get out of bed, stares at her phone and her parent is not sure how to help
By Meghan LeahyMary Ann Hoberman, award-winning poet for children, dies at 92
She received a National Book Award for “A House Is a House for Me” and had bestsellers in the You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You series.
By Emily LangerIt’s a day in the life of a baby. On TikTok.
Day-in-the-life videos are the latest iteration of parents using social media to document their children’s lives and potentially gain massive audiences.
By Fortesa LatifiParents are suffering from depression and anxiety as much as their teens
So much focus has been on teens and their mental health in recent years, but it looks like parents and caregivers are suffering just as much.
By Sophia SolanoMeghan Leahy: 12-year-old gets frustrated when things don’t go his way
I had a really dysfunctional childhood so it is hard for me to compare, but, as a kid, I never expected that things would always go my way. Perspective, please?
By Meghan LeahyThe singular chaos of a second child
Parents expecting their second kid should know that the math is a lot more complicated than 1+1.
By Caitlin GibsonThe future is a playground
Playgrounds have always reflected our values and understanding of childhood. Now they reflect the designs of kids, too.
By Caitlin GibsonA 7-year-old was mean to classmates. Why aren’t lessons about kindness sinking in?
Meghan Leahy, a parenting coach, author, mother of three, takes your questions about the all encompassing job we call parenting.
By Meghan Leahy and Amy JoyceOur 6-year-old is too snarky. But so are her parents.
A kindergartener's snark has gone too far. The answer isn't just discipline for the child — but for the parents who have their own sarcasm problem.
By Meghan LeahyShe promised a kids’ party with Pinterest fails. Parents are celebrating it.
Carys Roberts quickly wrote an invitation for her 4-year-old twins’ birthday party next month in Ontario. It went viral on TikTok.
By Kyle MelnickParents have different approaches to gift-giving for their children
I would like to occasionally get new toys and clothes for my girls without fanfare. My husband wants to wait until there’s a holiday and make it a celebration.
By Meghan LeahyIt’s never too late to grow. Here’s how to unlearn parenting habits.
Middle adulthood is a time of life where we want to make meaningful contributions to the world around us through parenting, work, or both. Here's how to do it.
By Jennifer WallaceMeghan Leahy: A teen daughter and mom’s fiance do not get along. At all.
Meghan Leahy, a parenting coach, author, mother of three, takes your questions about the all encompassing job we call parenting.
By Meghan Leahy and Amy JoyceIs their young daughter too interested in being ‘beautiful’?
She's very into makeup, hair, dresses, jewelry. But her parent wants her to care more about being beautiful on the inside.
By Meghan Leahy‘I know who I am’
Photographs chronicling the lives of two trans teen girls as they seek joy, belonging and self-discovery.
By Caitlin Gibson and Emily MonforteYour child is neurodivergent. Should you tell everyone?
Should parents disclose a child’s diagnosis with the hope of educating people, or do they keep quiet and continue to navigate sometimes difficult situations?
By Victoria ClaytonHow parents can protect children amid hazardous air quality, wildfire smoke
Whether to let kids outside, what symptoms to look for and more answers as we contend with the haze.
By Caitlin GibsonHow I’m making a no-camp summer work for my kids - and me
I can ignore the countdown-to-registration camp emails because my kids are over it. But I can’t take three months off. This work pays our bills.
By Maggie SmithLoungers linked to baby deaths still sold on Facebook despite recall
At least 10 babies died after being placed on a Boppy lounger. Boppy recalled the product in 2021, but U.S. safety regulators say it's still being sold on Facebook.
By Jennifer Hassan