Parents

Learning to Live With a Little Fear

Parents / Lenore Skenazy / Feb 06, 2025

A mom wrote to me the other day saying that, guess what? Her kids are now teens, and she knows they'll make some imperfect decisions, because she made some, too, and all this adds up to ... worry.

"I totally get how bad that feels," she wrote. "But I think parents are on the wrong track." They're seeking peace of mind, but that just isn't in ...Read more

Family guide to new movie releases

Parents / Parenting News / Feb 05, 2025

'HEART EYES'

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexual content.

What it’s about: A rom-com slasher about a killer targeting happy couples on Valentine's Day.

The kid attractor factor: Teens will be drawn to the horror genre and gore.

Good lessons/bad lessons: There's no denying chemistry.

Violence: Extreme bloody ...Read more

Commentary: Children must learn how to prepare for climate change, not just how it's caused

Parents / Parenting News / Feb 05, 2025

The scope of the Los Angeles fires is so vast that they have touched many lives that are far, far from California.

I live in Lanesboro, Minnesota, but my grandson’s wife, Holly Horazdovsky, taught in a school in the Palisades that burned to the ground. She is now teaching in a new space. Their school was evacuated, and many children lost ...Read more

Laura Yuen: She's having kids so her parents can have grandkids

Parents / Parenting News / Feb 05, 2025

You may have heard that there’s a generation of older adults in grief because their kids decided against having children of their own. More Americans are opting out of a traditional family path, and in doing so, crushing their parents' desperate wishes for grandchildren.

This topic became a front-page article in the New York Times a few ...Read more