Parenting

schools Sept. 13, 2023

Did New York City Forget How to Teach Children to Read?This fall, Eric Adams is pivoting to phonics.

By Caitlin Moscatello

name games Aug. 30, 2023

Don’t Say Gay, or He, or She, or TheyFlorida schools under DeSantis are in a panic over pronouns.

By Allison Slater Tate

screen time Aug. 28, 2023

A Better Way to Think About Young Kids and Screen TimeA new study correlates early-childhood device use with developmental delays. Is it the screens? Or what they’re replacing?

By John Herrman

health June 13, 2023

What Happened to Maya KowalskiWhen a 10-year-old girl complained of mysterious pain, a doctor suspected child abuse. How far would she go to prove it?

By Dyan Neary

education Nov. 24, 2020

The Cost of Closing NYC’s Public SchoolsTalking through the effects of an irrational decision.

By Benjamin Hart and Lisa Miller

parenting Nov. 24, 2020

The Children of QuarantineWhat does a year of isolation and anxiety do to a developing brain?

By Lisa Miller

kindercares Nov. 12, 2020

Can I Talk to You About Preschool for All?It wasn’t easy, but after years of organizing, my county in Oregon will have universal early-childhood education.

By Lydia Kiesling

scenes from your pandemic June 26, 2020

Scenes From Your Pandemic: What I Learned About YouImages submitted by New York readers that illustrate what they’ve learned during co-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic.

By The Editors

coronavirus Mar. 17, 2020

Homeschooling Your Kids Because of the Outbreak? An Expert (My Mother) Has TipsTake your kids to the local cemetery for a history lesson. Or don’t.

By Sarah Jones

kids these days Mar. 1, 2019

How Are Kids Supposed to Learn to Be Smart Online If Adults Are Such Dummies?The Momo challenge spread not because of children online, but because their parents didn’t bother to do their homework on whether the threat was real.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Feb. 27, 2019

Momo Isn’t What Parents Need to Worry About on YouTubeUnderstanding this week’s overhyped internet panic.

By Madison Malone Kircher

politics Jan. 8, 2019

Basically Everything Is Improved by an Interrupting ToddlerCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom’s son wandered on stage during his inaugural speech.

By Lisa Ryan

select all Jan. 9, 2018

Apple Says It ‘Thinks Deeply’ About How Its Devices Affect KidsApple wants you to know it cares about kids.

By Brian Feldman

select all June 20, 2017

Man Arrested After Dangling Baby Out Window Demanding Facebook LikesHe’s been sentenced to two years in prison.

By Madison Malone Kicher

select all May 2, 2017

Parents From Abusive YouTube ‘Prank’ Videos Lose CustodyIn several videos, the couple yelled and cursed at their youngest son until he cried.

By Madison Malone Kircher

May 16, 2016

Man Uses Facebook Live to Stream His Wife Giving BirthWe’ve reached peak live video.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 2, 2016

France to Parents: No More Kid Pics on Facebook!“You can all be proud moms and dads to your magnificent children, but be careful,” someone, presumably a police officer, wrote.

By Sam Stecklow

July 30, 2014