Parenting

Misinformation Is ‘Its Own Pandemic’ Among Parents

Here’s how to push back on social media and in person.

By Jessica Grose

The Pandemic Is a ‘Mental Health Crisis’ for Parents

New studies show caregivers with young children are stressed, with no signs of relief on the horizon.

By Jessica Grose

Keeping a Love for School Alive

Learning in 2020 is going to be a roller-coaster of adjustment — here’s how to retain some joy.

By Jessica Grose

The 3 Scariest Chemicals to Watch Out For in Your Home

They’re everywhere and can impair fertility and interfere with child development.

By Erik Vance

What It Means to Home-School

Portraits of families who opted-out of — or had to leave — traditional education.

By Jessica Grose

The Freedom and Fulfillment of Home-Schooling

Nine families shared with us why they chose to educate their children outside the traditional school system.

A Family Looks Back on Their Hybrid Home-School Experience

Seven perspectives on home-schooling in the 80s and 90s.

By Lyz Lenz

Kids Seeking Asylum Find Some Measure of It in One Makeshift School

When the pandemic hit, volunteers had to find creative ways to educate migrant children living in limbo near the U.S.-Mexico border.

By Myriam Vidal Valero and Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

Does My Kid Have a Cold or Is It Covid-19?

How to decode your child’s symptoms, and advice on when to stay home and get tested.

By Christina Caron

We Want Your Scenes and Stories From Pandemic Parenting

The Times would love to hear from you.

The Monotony of Family Meals Can Trigger Past Disordered Eating

The constant feeding of our children without a break can compound parental eating issues.

By Virginia Sole-Smith

Black Families Were Hit Hard by the Pandemic. The Effects on Children May Be Lasting.

Setbacks in household wealth and the toxic stress of racism can have long-term effects, experts said.

By Kelly Glass

I Don’t Know If My Relationship Will Survive the Pandemic

As domestic pressures mount inside homes, we could see an uptick in more breakups, separations and divorces.

By Danielle Campoamor

Your 4-Year-Old

Use our developmental milestones to learn what most kids can do as they grow.

By Meghan MacLean Weir, M.D.

Your 9-Month-Old

Use our developmental milestones to learn what most kids can do as they grow.

By Aaron E. Carroll

Your 1-Year-Old

Use our developmental milestones to learn what most kids can do as they grow.

By Nia Heard-Garris, M.D.

Your 5-Year-Old

Use our developmental milestones to learn what most kids can do as they grow.

By Nia Heard-Garris, M.D.

Your 15-Month-Old

Use our developmental milestones to learn what most kids can do as they grow.

By Meghan MacLean Weir, M.D.

‘It’s Pretty Brutal’: The Sandwich Generation Pays a Price

Parents feel emotionally and financially stressed by caring for young children and older relatives at the same time.

By Jessica Grose

Your Cheatin’ Wallet

How to recognize financial infidelity and stop it from eroding your family’s trust.

By Jancee Dunn

What I Spent to Adopt My Child

Three families share their adoption stories, illuminating the variety of choices — and costs — involved in the process.

By David Dodge

Are Expensive Activities for Kids a Rip-Off?

Circus school?!

By Melinda Wenner Moyer

How Not to Fight About Money After Kids

NYT Parenting readers shared their experiences and advice.

By Dani Blum