Tag: parents
I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful adults—here are 4 things they refused to do with their kids
As parents, we hear a lot about the things we should do with our kids. But it's also important to flip that around and consider what we shouldn't do.A [...]
How parents can talk to kids about abortion
This is a dispiriting moment to be a supporter of reproductive rights. Courtesy of a leaked draft opinion, we know the Supreme Court is poised to o [...]
I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful adults—here are 4 hard things they did differently
What is a parent's role in raising smart, confident and successful children? What matters? What doesn't? Though I am the mother of two happy and drive [...]
Parents of Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings testify before Congress
[The stream started at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above.]Kimberly Rubio broke down into tears as she described her [...]
Guaranteed income is helping parents in Baltimore, NYC, and Mississippi
They’re popping up in place after place. Baltimore. New York City. Jackson, Mississippi.
I’m talking about guaranteed income programs that give ca [...]
More parents bringing kids to Sin City
It may not be Orlando, but Las Vegas is giving other family-friendly destinations a run for the money. "Sin City" once marketed itself to people with [...]
Fatburger parent’s stock craters after company discloses investigation into CEO
Pakistani customers eat at a Fatburger outlet in Karachi, Pakistan.Rizwan Tabassum | AFP | Getty ImagesShares of Fat Brands cratered more than 20% on [...]
Can giving parents cash help with babies’ brain development?
2021 featured a remarkable policy experiment in the United States. On July 15, the federal government began sending monthly checks to parents for u [...]
Kids’ Covid hospitalizations hit pandemic high, worrying doctors and parents
A respiratory therapist checks on Adrian James, 2, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is on a ventilator, at SSM Health Ca [...]
Omicron and kids: How the pandemic burned out parents and scrambled child care of youngest kids
More kids younger than 5 are sick with Covid-19 in the US this month than at any other time in the pandemic. None of these millions of children can [...]
In the Michigan School Shooting, the Prosecutor Asks, What About the Parents?
“Lots of gun owners say, ‘Absolutely — if you’re not going to store your weapon safely, if you’re not going to be responsible with it, you should b [...]
Biden Urges Parents to Get Their Younger Children Vaccinated
President Biden urged the parents of millions of children to get their newly eligible children aged 5 to 11 vaccinated against the coronavirus, tou [...]
Outback Steakhouse parent’s stock tumbles 11% after higher costs hit 2022 forecast
Customers enter a Bloomin' Brands' Outback Steakhouse restaurant at the Queens Place Mall in the Queens borough of New York.Victor J. Blue | Bloomb [...]
What the Democrats’ Plan Would Do for Parents
The child care package — led by Senator Patty Murray of Washington and Representative Bobby Scott of Virginia — addresses a basic math problem. The [...]
Child Care Has High Costs for Parents, Low Wages for Staff
GREENSBORO, N.C. — To understand the problems Democrats hope to solve with their supersized plan to make child care better and more affordable, con [...]