Mirabel is a queer refugee who runs a safe house in Nairobi, Kenya. The house provides shelter to seven adults and eight ...

Few parenting topics spark as much debate as the "cry it out" method. While some experts warn it causes psychological harm, a study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry argues it does not ...

I see my son, first and foremost, as a person deserving of love and respect.

On a cold Friday morning, more than 50 people sit in the auditorium of the Benjamin Franklin Health Science Academy in Brooklyn. Many have small children fidgeting on their laps. The families are here ...

A 6-year-old walks through the front door after a weekend at Grandpa’s house, sets down a backpack, and asks: “Did Grandpa tell you not to cry?” The question lands like a grenade in a quiet kitchen.

Parents have been taking and sharing photos of a crying, screaming kids sitting on Santa's lap for ages now—but is this tradition more mean or funny? It's not a stretch to say that when parents demand ...

The other day, I was walking down a quiet alleyway heading into our village when I passed a mum with a toddler. The child, circa two-years-old, was in the midst of a classic meltdown: arms flailing, ...