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Does Your Kid Have iPad Rages?

For some children, turning off a screen leads to a different breed of tantrum — one so intense it’s wrecking their parents’ lives. By Liz Krieger

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Fertility

power Are You ‘Underbabied’? Dr. Oz is worried about America’s fertility rate. By Kathleen Walsh
fertility Erin Andrews Is Doing IVF at 47 “I just feel like I believe my body can do it.” By Julia Reinstein

self The Rise of Trimester Zero In certain corners of Instagram and TikTok, it’s never too early to start thinking about the health of your future child. By Erica Schwiegershausen
health The Men Obsessed With Optimizing Their Sperm Convinced we’re facing a male-fertility crisis, they’re taking prenatals, avoiding plastics, and putting EMF blockers on their phones. By Erica Schwiegershausen

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Pregnancy

celebrity baby Did Baby Latto Just Drop? Next up: Big Mama, the album. By Emily Leibert
celebrity Kylie Jenner Says She Was on Bed Rest While Pregnant “I was three centimeters dilated for a month and a half, two months. The baby was, like, falling out.” By Erica Schwiegershausen

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Babies

parenting The Hard Part: ‘I Feel Bad That I Don’t Want a Second Kid’ Don’t let people guilt-trip you about “just one” — it’s okay to choose the family you have over the one you’re “supposed” to want. By Amil Niazi
celebrity babies Sienna Miller Says Being Pregnant in Her 40s Is ‘the Best’ “We don’t judge men who are having kids in their 80s,” the actor told Glamour. By Julia Reinstein

parenting Choosing to Become a Single Mom by Choice How an anonymous online community is helping women redefine parenting. By Anna Louie Sussman
the hard part ‘At What Point in My Career Should I Pause to Have Kids?’ Who knows how long you’ll end up waiting if you’re still holding out for the “right” time. By Amil Niazi

Kids

parenting What’s So Bad About Being a ‘Girl Dad’? The phrase is corny, but if disowning the label means prioritizing toxic masculinity over the well-being of my daughter, it beats the alternative. By Jason Diamond
parenting Should We Praise Kids for Their AI Slop Art? Well, it’s probably a better idea than making them feel self-conscious with our most rigorous techno-dystopian criticism. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

parenting Will I Pass Down My ADHD to My Kid? As much as things have changed since I was her age, the possibility still terrifies me. By Jason Diamond
parenting Should We Teach Our Children Not to Fear Being Seen? It’s hard to explain to a teenager that self-consciousness is healthy. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

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Teens

parenting How Should We Talk to Our Kids About Epstein? They need to learn that no group that rewards their secrecy is worth belonging to. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
skincare Sounds Like Drunk Elephant Is Moving on From the Sephora Tweens Its new, sleeker packaging encourages customers to “enjoy responsibly.” By Carol Lee

parenting Young People Are Helicopter-Parenting Themselves and Each Other And just like their parents before them, their vigilance is suffused with anxiety. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
parenting Is the End Nigh for Family Photos on Instagram? Parents and kids are negotiating over what to post and if “getting permission” means anything. For many, the effort is no longer worth it. By Elizabeth Passarella

Parenting Advice

parenting The Transgender Family Handbook 144 specific suggestions for how to be a supportive parent to your trans kid, according to trans young people and their loved ones.
celebrity Paris Hilton Has One Word for Critics of Her Parenting And for once, it’s not sliving. By Emily Leibert

parenting Emily Oster Softens Up In her new book, The Unexpected, the economist turned parenting expert examines life-threatening pregnancy complications that defy optimization. By Miranda Rake
parenting Talking to My Kids About the Unbearable When cruelty is inescapable, what are we supposed to tell our children? By Amil Niazi

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Parenting Trends

parenting Toys R for Kids — Not Adults What’s lost when the line between grown-ups and children becomes blurry and covered in Labubus? By Amil Niazi
parenting A New Era of Mommy Blogs No, they don’t believe in gentle parenting. By Catherine Hong

niche drama Now Who Is This TikTok Couple Who Left Their Babies Alone on a Cruise? Once again explaining Matt and Abby Howard. By Allie Jones
parenting I Don’t Need Your Opinion on My Kid’s Screen Time Talking about how you’ll parent someday is one thing. Surviving a kid’s tantrum so bad you question every choice you’ve ever made is another. By Amil Niazi

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