One mother refused to let her daughter stop playing the flute. So what made her change her mind? By Daisy Florin
Category Archive: Family
When my son was 11 he told me, “I wish I wasn’t autistic. It would be easier to make friends.” By Joanne De Simone
We are allowed to do what we love, no matter how well we do it. By Abigail Rasminsky
The decision not to find out my unborn child’s sex is perhaps the most intimate and important one I have ever made. By Laine Munir
The toddler parents were looking at me in wonder, as if they couldn’t believe their children would ever be old enough to go into the exam room alone. By Deborah Lindsay Williams
Why is living in mom’s basement such a terrible thing? By Fara Nizamani
Nothing would be exactly the same again. I was inconsolable, even though the university’s family day was only a month away. By Dina Elenbogen
I was a singer. She was a groupie. We decided to have a baby together. By Stewart Lewis
By the age of five, bilingual children largely catch up to their peers who speak just one language—and then overtake them. By Kristina Klausen
Whatever your political stance, this issue is one of basic human rights. By Maria O. Alvarez