My husband “Kurt’s” 70-year-old mother, “Pearl,” moved in with us shortly after her husband passed away last year. Over the ...

I had always heard about the “terrible twos,” and was abstractly prepared to go through them with my son when the time came.

The bottom line is that this is her kid, so it’s her rules. Unless the rules pose an undue burden on you, I think you’re ...

Now my son is grown and he is a wonderful person. I’m married, and we have been successful enough that I’m about to step back from my career to pursue some personal projects. Val never married and ...

Slate’s parenting podcast on when mom and dad ... re arguing with your partner… but you have to do it in front of the kids. We’ll talk about how to model healthy disagreement — and when ...

Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders designed to make it difficult for transgender people to participate in public life with safety and dignity. Two of them make good on the president’s ...

Recently, Jane’s mom called me and said that Jane and Cara had been hanging out, when Cara told everyone that my daughter was ...

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Delia Cai is filling in as Prudie for Jenée Desmond-Harris while she’s on parental ...

Two of them make good on the president’s promise to prioritize the targeting of transgender children, and together they attempt to dissolve the support structures that help trans kids thrive.

When I went back to work and our kids went to daycare after our second baby two years ago, my mother-in-law volunteered to ...

Suffice it to say, this winter slump sucks. But there’s one thing that brightens these dark days for me. Just about every ...