My fiancée, Meredith, and I were sitting crossed-legged on cushions around a low wooden table with the tea ceremonialist and ...

“I got these for you,” my mom said. She chucked a bag of Laffy Taffy at my sister.I looked through ...

Studies have shown that families that take part in group activities together share a stronger bond; one that improves communication ...

On a Monday night in April 2021, my sister texted me: “Have you talked to mom?”The message felt ominous. If ...

Nothing strikes fear in my parental heart more than hearing one of my daughters say, “Mama, can we play Candy ...

How many times have you heard stories about husbands who have been asked to nail a shelf for 10 years, ...

Lack of physical infidelity does not always mean that everything is fine. There is another kind of betrayal, known as ...

It happens very often that the relationship that starts beautifully and develops quickly suddenly ends… Women are puzzled: what has ...

There are countless benefits to owning a pet. The companionship of an animal can lower the risk of developing depression ...

Photo Credit Getty Images When girls come in for their physical exams, one of the questions I routinely ask is ...

Photo Credit Lars Blackmore When The New York Times started Motherlode in 2008, the name was a play on words ...

Photo Credit Illustration by Abigail Gray Swartz “Can you tell me again, Mommy? Can you tell me who decides whether ...

Photo Credit Joyce Hesselberth Lenore Skenazy, a New York City mother of two, earned the sobriquet “America’s Worst Mom” after ...

Photo Credit Getty Images Middle school parent-teacher conferences are tomorrow and I can’t bring myself to think about going. It’s ...

Photo Credit iStock Sometimes every parent needs advice. For our occasional advice column, we post readers’ questions that we know ...

Photo Members of Diane Stanley’s family gathered in the courtroom on the day the five youngest children were adopted.Credit Diane ...

Photo Credit Tony Cenicola/The New York Times One kid-favorite Panera cinnamon crunch bagel: 430 calories. Add a medium low-fat strawberry ...

Photo Credit Getty Images My father isn’t the first person to ask my son if he has a girlfriend. The question ...

Photo Kelly Rudnicki’s son Michael, 6, prepares batter for cookies that are allergy-safe for her family.Credit Kelly Rudnicki “I always ...

Photo Credit Getty Images Many people can roll their eyes, but adolescent girls have practically monopolized the ocular gesture as ...

Photo The author's contribution to a Navy ship's slide show on what families look forward to when their loved ones ...

Photo The author’s son.Credit It’s 3 in the morning when a lovely woman dressed in baby blue slips through a ...

Photo RibsyCredit Rique Sollisch Almost 20 years ago, when our five kids were all in elementary school, Rique and I ...

Photo Credit Two things engage me when it comes to fiction — characters I want to spend more time with, ...

Photo KJ Dell’Antonia’s kitchen, en route to tidiness. The process took 10 days.Credit My kitchen wasn’t awful. Many nights, the ...

Photo Credit iStock Photo Maria KonnikovaCredit Margaret Singer and Max Freeman I’ve been a teacher, primarily of middle and high ...