Parents should not force their kids to hug relatives at family events. Teaching kids that they must provide physical ...

A piece of parenting advice has gone viral on TikTok in part because of how surprisingly simple it is. But as so often happens with deceptively simple tricks, moms are finding that the impact it has ...

Picture this. You're at a family gathering, and as you prepare to leave, your aunt leans down expectantly toward your child.

Raise your hand if any of these scenarios sound familiar. After months of being apart, grandma finally gets to see your kid again so, of course, as soon as she walks in the door, you urge your ...

With the holidays quickly approaching, there will inevitably be scenarios where friends and relatives will come after the children with arms (and possibly even lips) outstretched. It can be hard not ...

While the landscape of inclusive children’s books is improving, it can still be a challenge to parse through the thousands of picture books about mommies and daddies to find ones featuring two-mom ...

Global Hug Your Kids Day was started by Michelle Nichols in 2008, a decade after her son Mark died of brain cancer at the age of 8 ½. The day reminds mom and dads — especially those who are working ...