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Expert advice on how to deal with the challenges of parenting and raising kids today.

Should you be friends with your kids?

By Allie Volpe

How to make school life a little less difficult for kids

By Allie Volpe

How to (actually) talk to kids

By Charley Locke

The unexpected pitfalls of work-from-home parenthood

By Anna North

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Traveling with a baby? Here’s what you need.

By Nisha Chittal

The decline of American playtime — and how to resurrect it

By Anna North

President Biden’s new executive action is all about children and the internet

By Sara Morrison

From banning hugs to gentle parenting, how are you supposed to raise kids, anyway?

By Anna North

The expensive, unrealistic, and extremely white world of “momfluencers”

By Anna North

Nobody’s perfect. Here’s how to be a good influence on your kids anyway.

By Jay Deitcher

Do we ask too much of parents?

By Sean Illing

How to raise kids who give back to the world

By Kelsey Piper

Vox launches new weekly parenting newsletter, Extra Curricula

By Vox Communications

It’s important to talk to kids about abortion. Here’s how.

By Alex Hazlett

The wisdom of children

By Sean Illing

How to get your kid to do stuff without having to constantly remind them

By Alex Hazlett

The parents of the youngest children are not okay

By Katherine Harmon Courage
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Do I want kids?

By Cleo Abram

How American parents became obsessed with gender

By Amanda Montei

The real reason American parents hate each other

By Anna North

I help people decide if they want to have kids. Here’s my advice.

By Ann Davidman

The problem is work

Pandemic parenting is impossible. American work culture is a big reason why.

By Anna North

The parental burnout crisis has reached a tipping point

By Anna North

The case for raising a mediocre kid

By James Breakwell

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How to answer 7 big questions kids have about the coronavirus pandemic

By Anna North

Having a kid won’t kill your marriage, and other parenting “truths” debunked

By Julia Belluz

“You’re Doing It Wrong”: the century-old roots of mom-shaming

By Anna North

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Myth #7: Children aren’t old enough to know their gender identity

By German Lopez

Most parenting advice is worthless. So here's some parenting advice.

By David Roberts

Reality TV offers valuable lessons for children. Really.

By Noel Murray

7 expenses I didn't budget for as a new parent

By Eleanor Barkhorn

The truth about parenting: older kids are much more rewarding than babies

By Noel Murray

I complained about helicopter parents for years. Then I realized I was one.

How I realized I was part of the problem — and what I did about it.

By Jessica Lahey

Childless adults are generally just as happy as parents

By Dylan Matthews

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