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David Nayfeld, the chef behind the cookbook Dad, What's for Dinner?, makes a recipe called "stressed-out weekday pancakes" together with his daughter, Helena. Eric Wolfinger hide caption
Jessica Slice with her two children. Liz Cooper hide caption
Living with the reality of the climate crisis is hard. Doing so while contemplating having kids ... can be even harder. So we asked climate experts: what advice do they have to offer? Eriko Koga/Getty Images hide caption
Climate anxiety is changing how we think about kids. Should it?
Vivian Curren and her son, Benjamin, in 2010. Vivian Curren hide caption
‘That was masterful’: How a stranger's words made Vivian Curren feel like a good mom
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., seen here at the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2024, is working on a measure that would allow new parents to vote by proxy. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Monique Morris faced a Stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis at 31, just after her son Brandon turned 1. Through her treatments, Brandon always gave her a reason to smile, she says. Caleb Alvarado for NPR hide caption
The American Psychological Association has a new guide to helping teens be smarter viewers of online content. Daniel de la Hoz/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption
Here are ways parents can help their teens be smart with screen time
An 8-month-old baby watches a cartoon on a tablet. A survey by Common Sense Media found that 80% of parents are worried about their children spending too much time on screens. Riccardo Milani/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Momfluencers, tradwives, and the perils of modern motherhood
Residents of Daybreak Cohousing in Portland, Oregon, gather in their shared courtyard. It's one of about 200 cohousing communities in the country. Jay Fram for NPR hide caption
Adoption has long been celebrated in our culture - but do we need to think about it more critically? Getty Images hide caption
Emma Carlson Berne with her young family. Emma Carlson Berne hide caption
Tyler the Creator, Charli XCX, and a crying baby. Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Karwai Tang/WireImage/George Marks/Retrofile/) hide caption
Why pop stars aren't having kids (and why you might not either)
Sachin Shivaram, CEO of Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, Wis., realized during the pandemic how much his employees were struggling with child care. Figuring out how to help them has been challenging. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption
CEO in Wisconsin tries to help employees struggling to find affordable child care
En un taller de un día de duración dirigido por la Escuela de Hombres al Cuidado en Bogotá, Colombia, estudiantes varones de medicina de la Universidad Sanitas aprenden a acunar a un bebé. Esta clase de participantes está formada por estudiantes de medicina, pero los inscritos habituales son padres de todo tipo.
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At a one-day workshop run by the Care School for Men in Bogotá, Colombia, male medical students at Sanitas University learn how to cradle a baby. This class of participants consists of medical students, but the usual enrollees are dads of all types. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption
This image from video shows Ruby Franke during a hearing on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in St. George, Utah. Franke, a Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called "8 Passengers," pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse for abusing and starving two of her children. Ron Chaffin/St. George News via AP, Pool hide caption
A child from the Mbendjele people, a hunter-gatherer community that lives in the northern rainforests of the Republic of Congo. A new study found that children in this society have on average 8 caregivers in addition to the mother to provide hands-on attention. Nikhil Chaudhary hide caption
Bringing up a baby can be a tough and lonely job. Here's a solution: alloparents
Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. in 2019 were born to unmarried mothers, a dramatic increase since 1960, when only 5% of births were to unmarried mothers. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption
Comedian Hari Kondabolu with his son Arjun. Antoine Didienne/Courtesy of Hari Kondabolu hide caption
Parents, are you overindulging your kid? This 4-question test can help you find out
