After 6 years of always having his son at his side, a father mourns and celebrates the life transition that awaits this autumn for both.
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Cutting the Cord to Mom Not Easy for At-Home Dad
The newborn in his care only wants her mom. A stay-at-home dad tries cutting the cord to her then realizes he needs a better approach.
First Car for Your Kid: New, Used … Clunker?
Is a beat-up used ride a rite of passage for a child’s first car? Is the reliability, safety of a new vehicle a better, more costly, buy?
How to Help Children’s Brain Development in a High-Tech World
A new book by science writer Annie Murphy Paul offers insight into brain development in children through smarter everyday interaction.
First Bike Ride: How the Invisible Hands of Parents Guide Children’s Lives
A first bike ride is one of those milestones that begin with crawling across your floor and end with driving away from your home.
Goodbye is What Good Parenting Should Eventually Lead to
I’ve heard parenting described as a vocation where the goal is to work yourself out of a job. That means an inevitable goodbye has arrived.