Gender-nonconforming children need empathy, not the media spotlight
Family
The New Talk: Not Just Sex—Porn, Too
The classic sex talk needs an update for the age of Miley Cyrus and ubiquitous adult content
Get Used to Embryo Adoption
Couples who do IVF are often faced with the agonizing question of what to do with their leftover embryos: discard them, give them to research, leave them in storage indefinitely—or let them find a new home
Stay-at-Home Dads Will Never Become the Norm
Despite a new awareness about full-time fathers, their numbers are still too minuscule to change society
Whither the Fertility Crisis?
Infertility hasn’t risen, but baby anxiety has
Women Need to ‘Lean In’ to Pregnancy Too
Expectant moms need to ask more questions and do more research
Parents Are Digital Hypocrites
Adults think they’re setting limits but inadvertently teach kids to overuse gadgets
Coming Out of the Fertility Closet
How Jimmy Fallon is helping infertile couples across America
Viewpoint: Summer Camp Is Overrated
There are other ways for children to build character than pricey sleepaway camps
I Just Don’t Want A Child
Deciding not to have a kid is like saying one big no and a million little yeses
The Declining Birthrate Doesn’t Spell Disaster
A demographer explains how we will adjust to the coming changes in our population
Do Children Bring Happiness—or Misery?
Usually, both. A happiness researcher explores the relationship between parenting and well-being.
Childfree Adults Are Not “Selfish”
In choosing not to have children, we have not abdicated obligations to friends and family.