Parenting

Jen Hamilton was certain her son would have “the soul of a river rafting tour guide.”

A popular brand is facing backlash after asking an influencer to return a bassinet when her baby died.

Would you sleep in a “family bed?” One mom vows to co-sleep for as long as her children want, and she’s stunning TikTok viewers with her enormous bed. “They’re only little for so long,” Cassey Bly, a mother of three in Connecticut, tells TODAY.com. In a TikTok video, Bly changes the sheets on her massive bed — two queen-sized mattresses pushed together...

A daycare teacher says her nap time rule doesn’t please all parents. 

A crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto has highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child on an adult’s lap.

“If you say, ‘No, no, no’ and then eventually say, ‘Yes,’ kids learn that sometimes ‘no’ means ‘yes,’” Dr. Nika Douvikas, a pediatrician in New Jersey, tells TODAY.com. 

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

Audrey Barton’s 12-year-old daughter Isabella has been living in a unit on top of her family’s garage for the past year.

Beverages take up multiple aisles in the supermarket, making them a substantial part of most people’s diets. And the type of beverages you choose for your kids makes a difference in their overall health.

Some parents say never. Others say whenever. An expert settles the crop top debate.

From Aspen to Zane, parents seeking a seasonally inspired name can snuggle up with this list of cozy options.

The former NBA star responded to comments made by his daughter about how she grew up without him being “present” in her life.

Fifty-three percent of Gen X parents are concerned their kids won’t be fully financially independent into adulthood, U.S. Bank data reveals.

Pregnant Georgetown Law student Brittany Lovely says she had to fight her school to get a final exam rescheduled when it fell close to her baby’s due date.

Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, host of the Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic Podcast shares advice on broaching the subject this holiday season.

As the holiday season rolls around, one of the most debated parenting topics resurfaces: Should parents tell their kids that Santa isn’t real? Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, a clinical psychologist and creator of the “Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic” podcast, sheds light on this hot topic in an interview with NBC.

Twin mom Kristen Fox did a double take when she opened a birthday party invite addressed to only one of her daughters. 

Jason Kelce and his wife announced that they were adding a fourth baby girl to the family, and the former NFL star shared how they are preparing.

Many families have been effectively cutting a second rent check to send their kids to day care, according to new data from the Department of Labor.

Would you name your baby Rover or Fido?