Parenting
The Texas dad who killed his daughter's alleged molester: A hero?
Posted on June 13, 2012, at 10:18 AMNo charges are expected against a rancher who says he instinctively killed a man who was allegedly trying to sexually assault the rancher's 4-year-old daughter
Why some 7-year-old kids are cutting themselves
Posted on June 12, 2012, at 5:10 PMResearchers say even young children may resort to hurting themselves if they haven't learned how to properly deal with stress and frustration
Should extreme Orthodox Jewish circumcision be illegal?
Posted on June 8, 2012, at 9:35 AMNew York City is warning parents about a herpes-spreading, mouth-to-genitals circumcision ritual called metzitzah b'peh that has killed two babies
Is 13 years old too young to babysit?
Posted on June 6, 2012, at 12:40 PMA Connecticut mom finds out the hard way that police consider her newly minted teenager too immature to watch over young kids
Why moms stop breast-feeding early: 3 theories
Posted on June 5, 2012, at 12:56 PMA new study finds that the majority of women who intend to feed their babies breast milk for a set period wind up falling short of their goals
Is it irresponsible for the depressed to have children?
Posted on June 4, 2012, at 11:22 AMNever one to hide personal details, comic Sarah Silverman is being candid about how her depression factored into her decision to remain childless
Barcoding babies at birth: Good idea?
Posted on May 30, 2012, at 10:56 AMScience fiction author Elizabeth Moon argues that marking everyone with a unique ID code would make the world a saner, safer place... but also potentially much creepier
Stay-at-home moms: More vulnerable to depression than working moms?
Posted on May 21, 2012, at 3:10 PMA quarter of stay-at-homes moms say they struggle with malaise, compared to just 16 percent of working moms, according to a new Gallup survey
Can you trademark your baby's name?
Posted on May 18, 2012, at 10:57 AMBeyonce and Jay-Z take the legal route to ensure that nobody steals Blue Ivy Carter's name. For ordinary parents, though, the quest for a unique moniker is more complicated
Strange trend alert: Moms who freeze their adult daughters' eggs
Posted on May 15, 2012, at 1:05 PMMore and more Americans are trying to increase their chances of becoming grandparents by footing the bill for their daughters' experimental, and expensive, fertility treatments
TIME's jaw-dropping breast-feeding cover: Too provocative?
Posted on May 10, 2012, at 3:23 PMThe newsweekly's latest cover features a gangly 3-year-old boy latched onto his mother's breast, igniting debate over attachment parenting — and the image's propriety
Parents who pay their grown children's bills: By the numbers
Posted on May 4, 2012, at 12:18 PMOnce parents were supposed to take care of their kids until they left home. Now Mom and Dad are subsidizing their offspring well into their adult years
The cost of overprotective parenting: Breaking children's legs?
Posted on April 27, 2012, at 1:08 PMTrying to help your young child have a fun, injury-free playground experience is a natural instinct. But it can backfire
Drinking hand sanitizer and 9 other unsettling teen substance-abuse trends
Posted on April 26, 2012, at 7:30 AMIt seems kids these days will huff or consume just about anything to get high. Here, a guide to the everyday products teens are misusing
'Human Barbie' Sarah Burge: 5 reasons she's the 'worst mother' ever
Posted on April 23, 2012, at 3:31 PMA British mother faces a backlash from parents outraged that she's given her 7-year-old daughter $20,500 worth of vouchers for a future boob job and liposuction
Is Tennessee trying to ban hand-holding?
Posted on April 17, 2012, at 2:05 PMLegislators want to expand their abstinence-only curriculum to discourage students from "gateway sexual activity" — maybe even kissing and holding hands
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