Family MattersADHD
Why ADHD is Not Just a Problem for Kids
The effects of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can extend well beyond childhood, according to the latest research.
Bonnie Rochman
Bonnie Rochman writes about parenting for TIME. She is a former TIME intern who has also reported from the Middle East, Myanmar and Vietnam for the Boston Globe, the Jerusalem Report and Fortune. A former staff writer at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. — where she was the paper's parenting blogger, chronicling the wacky yet universal idiosyncracies of her three children — she now lives in Seattle.
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Family MattersSexuality
A 6-Year-Old Boy Becomes a Girl: Do Schools Need New Rules for Transgender Students?
Parents of a transgender girl complained when their daughter, born a boy, was told to use the boys’ bathroom
Family MattersWork & Life
Viewpoint: How Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Is Building a Nursery By Her Office, and Dissing Working Moms
Is Mayer’s ban on working from home blow to working mothers?
Family MattersPregnancy
In Texas, a Pregnant Teen Sues Her Parents to Avoid an Abortion
Can parents force a teen to have an abortion?
Family MattersParenting
Hover No More: Helicopter Parents May Breed Depression and Incompetence in Their Children
A new study in the “Journal of Child and Family Studies” found that being overly involved in your grownup kids’ lives can do more harm than good
Family MattersKids and DNA
New Guidelines for Genetic Testing in Children
Should worried parents be able to test their babies for diseases they may develop down the road, just because they’re curious? Should worried teens be able to screen themselves, without parental knowledge, for disorders that …
Family MattersParenting
Q&A: The (Unconventional) Secrets of Happy Families
Some of the best parenting advice may come from unusual places—the military, gamers and financial experts.
Family MattersChildhood
Better TV Habits Can Lead to Better Behavior Among Children
If parents can’t limit their children’s TV time, then they can at least try to improve what youngsters are watching.
Family MattersVaccines
In Global Push for Vaccination, Moms Give Kids a Shot@Life
To promote the need for immunizations, public health groups turn to mothers.
Family MattersFriendship
How OkCupid Led an Organ Donor to Find the Teen with His Kidney
This is a Valentine’s Day tale that involves a love connection of one kind and ends with a match of an entirely different sort.
Family MattersViewpoint
Just Say No to Facebook: A Dad Pays His Daughter to Stop the Social-Media Madness
Do some kids need a break from Facebook?
Family MattersInfectious Disease
What Really Made Mary from “Little House on the Prairie” Go Blind?
Medical sleuthing reveals that scarlet fever probably wasn’t responsible
Family MattersApprovals
‘Both My Sons Deserve to Live’: A Mother’s Plea for Quicker Action from the FDA
Jenn McNary’s two sons have Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Why can only one child access a drug that can prolong his life?
