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If you’re a parent, you probably want your children to be happy. But that’s easier said than done, especially when advice from parenting experts feels counterintuitive — like avoiding the urge to always cheer them up when they’re feeling down. Happiness researchers like Laurie Santos and Arthur Brooks can help. They’re two of the field’s most prominent voices: Santos is …

City officials in Metro Vancouver have described signs advertising a “whites-only” social group for mothers and children as “vile garbage.” On Sunday, social media posts about the “Whites-only Moms and Tots” group meant for families of European descent began popping up on Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter, with many condemning the posters as racist. CBC News located some of the signs, …

Last spring, my tween was begging for more freedom, starting with being allowed to walk home from school alone. The walk involves crossing a few busy streets. I was hesitant; she doesn’t have a phone, so she had no way to contact me if something went wrong. But we practiced a few times (with me trailing her) to be sure …

We can’t always protect our children from the hard knocks of life—but parenting them with care may shield them from the negative impact of stress. That’s according to an article published this week in the medical journal PNAS Nexus. “Positive” parenting—defined by researchers as warm, supportive, validating, and responsive—had a protective effect on children ages 10–17 who experienced major stressors …

AUDREY Roloff has posted a new video that caused fans to be concerned for her kids. The 32-year-old shared the video on her Instagram Story, and it features Audrey’s three children – Ember, 6, and Bode, 3, and Radley, 1. 5 Audrey Roloff is being slammed online for her parentingCredit: Instagram/audreyroloff 5 Audrey allowed her three children to play in …

The average parent has a whopping 190 “parenting wins” and 218 “cave-ins” a year, new research suggests.  Parents’ top three “wins” are when their kid takes care of their hygiene (16%), gets dressed in time for school (15%), and eats fruits and vegetables (14%). The top three “cave-ins” include letting their kid eat the foods and snacks they want (21%), …

To the Editor: Re “The Rise of Single-Parent Families Is Bad for Kids,” by Melissa S. Kearney (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 20): Ms. Kearney does little more than moralize, concluding that single parenthood is “hurting our children” because children “do better when they are raised in two-parent homes.” She condescendingly explains how it is “a simple fact of math” that …

From the October 2023 issue of Car and Driver. On the family-car evolutionary chart, the station wagon slithered out of the primordial ooze to beget the minivan, which the body-on-frame SUV drove to the brink of extinction. Soon enough, car companies realized that all most people want from an SUV is the look, which led to another form of mass-market …