To celebrate Father’s Day, TIME teamed up with Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg’s women’s empowerment foundation, to ask famous …
Parenting
Parents Lobby — and Win —a Shot at New Lungs for Their Kids. Are Transplant Rules Made to Be Broken?
Score one for pushy parents. The families of two children with cystic fibrosis who need new lungs but were ineligible for adult organs have successfully used the courts and public opinion to get their daughter and son on the
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Summer of Safe Browsing: 5 Ways to Keep Online Searching Secure for Kids
With summer vacation about to start, kids will inevitably spend even more time online. So here are some tips for making sure they’re only seeing what’s appropriate for them.
First Genetic Markers That Predict Postpartum Depression
Researchers say that a blood test may soon identify which pregnant women are at highest risk of developing postpartum depression, so they can seek treatment that could control their symptoms.
“I’ll See You Again”: A Mother Recounts the Raw Days After Losing Her 3 Daughters
In a haunting memoir, a mother of three describes the difficult road from tragedy to recovery after her young family was killed in a car accident.
The Perils of Toy Shopping With a Feminist Mom
How are our daughters supposed to grow up to be ‘Lean In’–worthy execs if most of the play mops and stoves are labeled for girls?
Mothers To Follow (On Instagram) This Mother’s Day
World’s Mothers Report: We Need To Lower Newborn Deaths
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, the Save the Children foundation released its 14th annual State of the World’s Mothers Report. This year, the U.S. ranks as the 30th best country to be a mom, dropping five spots from …
Mom’s Saliva Can Strengthen Babies’ Immune Systems
Picking up a dropped pacifier and sucking it clean may help infants to be better germ fighters.
The practice not only protects babies from the nasty microbes on the floor, but passes on good bugs that can lower the risk of …
How Single or Dual Parenting Affects Early Brain Development
It’s a study in mice, but results from an intriguing experiment suggests that having one or two parents can affect new nerve growth in the brain, and that male and females respond differently to these influences.
Little League’s Big Headaches: Helicopter Coaches
You’re asked a lot of questions when you’re an assistant coach for your son’s Little League team, as I was for two years, but with a new season underway I’m reminded that the two I heard most often last year were also the …
Pediatricians Issue New Home-Birth Guidelines — and Rattle Some Midwives
In general, doctors aren’t thrilled with the idea of home birth. And while less than 1% of U.S. babies are ushered into the world at home, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) decided to collaborate on guidelines they say …
