Theoretically, whenever you're ready. But biologically, there's a range.

Teens do as we do, not necessarily as we say.

There are no hard rules, but there are solid tips.

The three scariest letters for menstruating women are often misunderstood.

Identifying and responding to threats is a big part of growing up.

A different take on a common childhood transgression.

But you can help them control themselves.

It's all about interaction.

So they don't grow into unhappy, money-grubbing adults.

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We’ve written a lot about the many aspects of early motherhood that are portrayed as “natural” (read: easy), and yet are anything but that. Breastfeeding is one such experience. Supermodels may make it look like the most effortless pastime imaginable, 

Even the most cool-headed parent sometimes struggles with how and when to introduce basic knowledge about sex and reproduction to a young child. And while parents might feel awkward about the “birds and bees” talk — usually because of societal 

Parents can be paranoid. Whether it stems from reports of child abuse and sexual predators, to scary diseases infiltrating even the cleanest homes, to bullying and kids’ mental health, parents are hovering more over their kids than ever before. Across 

What if we told you that parent-teen conflict is not only an unavoidable part of parenting a teen, but also an important part of their development and your eventual adult relationship? A recent article by Susan Branje, published in Child 

Kids are creatures of habit, and one of the hardest habits to break is co-sleeping (or its equally frustrating cousin, the crawl-into-your-bed-in-the-middle-of-the-night habit). But fortunately, this can also work in a parent’s favor; by using kids’ natural inclination for routine 

From your workplace to your home, life’s big, elusive secret often seems to be how to get people working together without killing each other. Hundreds of think-pieces exist on how to be a good manager; even more exist on how 

There’s this pervasive sentiment underlying so many parenting choices: if I give my kid what he wants right now, he’ll be happy, and because I indulged him, he’ll love me more. It’s a seemingly endless feedback loop of indulgences, childhood 

If the individual family is a microcosm of society, then we should all take note of a new study that adds to the pile of evidence that punishment as a form of discipline rarely gets parents what they really want: cooperation. In theory,