Since the pandemic, families appear more relaxed about missing two or three days of school so they can take a trip to ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Every parent has been on the receiving end of a one-word answer. You ask your kid how their day was, and ...

Hi, Meghan: My just-turned-5-year-old has begun experimenting with “being mean” (her words), and I’m at a loss for how to handle it. A little context: My kid has always been a ...

Urbana, Ohio • Like many Americans, I left my small Ohio town for college and then followed professional opportunities to a larger city. My working-class parents hadn’t gone to college, but I did, ...