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A baby on a blue sheet wears a pretend parachute and skydiving goggles.

Family Travel and VacationsSafety

Is High-Altitude Travel Dangerous for a Baby?

Q&A on travel

Aug 9, 2023

A baby DJ in a red sweater plays a kid song on a piano.

Books and EntertainmentInfant CareTechnology

Is Kid Music Good for My Baby?

Q&A on Ms. Rachel and Raffi

Aug 2, 2023

A blue outline of a microphone on a yellow background.

Books and Entertainment

The Unexpected

A new book on navigating pregnancy during and after complications

Jul 14, 2023

Personal view from a pregnant woman of her stomach from above. She is holding a stuffed rabbit and ultrasound.

Books and EntertainmentMedical CareSleep

Three Big Changes in Pregnancy Data

Updates since Expecting Better

Jul 10, 2023

Parent and two children stand on a dock over a pond on a muggy summer day while the parent fishes.

Books and EntertainmentFamily Travel and Vacations

Books, Podcasts, and Some Marriage-Saving Travel Advice

Tips for your summer vacation

Jun 26, 2023

Books and Entertainment

Ten Years of Expecting Better

Join us for a virtual event

Jun 22, 2023

Three children of different races read a book together in a classroom.

Books and EntertainmentK-12 EducationRaceReading

Representation in Children's Books

An interview with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and an excerpt from The Black Agenda

Jun 12, 2023

Books and EntertainmentRace

Representation in Children’s Books

With Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Jun 11, 2023

In the airport transit hall, a parent pulls two children along as they ride on rolling luggage in front of a large window with an airplane outside.

Family SchedulingFamily Travel and VacationsParenting Techniques

How To Travel With Kids

Advice for safer, smoother, and more enjoyable vacations

Jun 5, 2023

A pregnant person and partner sit on a couch surrounded by brown boxes of baby items.

Food and NutritionHealth and WellnessLifestyle

The Best Baby Items — And the Worst

All the stuff readers said they couldn’t have lived without

May 25, 2023

A kid in a red shirt smiles while eating a red popsicle that has dripped all over their face and arm.

Cooking and RecipesFood and NutritionSafetyVitamins, Medications, and Supplements

Is Red Food Dye Dangerous?

Data and the panic headlines on hyperactivity

May 11, 2023

A parent stretches to prepare for jogging next to a baby stroller.

Books and EntertainmentFitness, Exercise, and RunningGenderHealth and WellnessInfant Care

Puberty, Postpartum, and Adaptation

An interview about body change with Lauren Fleshman and Molly Huddle

Jan 9, 2023

Wooden blocks on a teal background spell out 2022 and 2023.

Health and WellnessLifestyle

It’s an End-of-Year Roundup

ParentData's top material from 2022

Dec 26, 2022

A young parent is holding a crying baby on one hip while trying to do the laundry with her other hand.

Books and EntertainmentEconomics/PoliticsFamily DynamicsInfant CareParenting Techniques

What's Wrong With Parenting in America—And How to Fix It

An interview with Jessica Grose and Yael Schonbrun

Dec 8, 2022

A thanksgiving table is seen from above, filled with plates, flowers, and bowls of food.

Cooking and RecipesFood and Nutrition

Stuffing and Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

Nov 24, 2022

A blue box of tissue on a light blue background.

Common IllnessesFamily Travel and Vacations

What Is the Contagion Window for RSV?

Q&A on how long to isolate with an infant who has RSV

Nov 18, 2022

A mosquito on a green background.

Family Travel and VacationsHealth and Wellness

Should I Be Worried About Zika?

Q&A on travel risks

Nov 15, 2022

Slices of pumpkin pie are arranged on a light orange background.

Common IllnessesFamily DynamicsFamily Travel and VacationsHealth and WellnessSafety

How to Protect Against Illness This Holiday Season

Safety Turducken for 2022 and beyond

Nov 14, 2022

A kid tips their head back to eat a strand of spaghetti dangling from a fork.

Cooking and RecipesFood and NutritionPicky Eaters

Did We Get Our Kids to Eat?

The ParentData team tests "Lunchbox: So Easy, So Delicious, So Much Fun to Eat"

Oct 28, 2022

School children sit on bleachers and swap lunch items.

Cooking and RecipesFood and NutritionPicky Eaters

How to Get Kids to Eat Their Lunches

Marnie Hanel on "Lunchbox: So Easy, So Delicious, So Much Fun to Eat"

Oct 24, 2022

A woman has pulled her sweater up like a mask while holding two canisters of bug spray.

Common IllnessesData and StatisticsFamily Travel and VacationsHealth and Wellness

Should You Worry About Zika?

A case study in well-meaning advice gone wrong

Oct 6, 2022

A reader holds a book in front of their face.

Books and EntertainmentFamily DynamicsWork

Four Books I Couldn't Put Down

Grief Is Love, Wild Problems, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden, and Happier Hour

Sep 22, 2022

Kids' refrigerator magnet letters spell out "sex."

Books and EntertainmentEducation and ChildcareFamily DynamicsParenting TechniquesSexual Wellness

How to Talk to Kids About Sex

Miranda Featherstone on eggs, sperm, and sex ed

Sep 12, 2022

Rear view of a student in a skirt with a pink backpack walking down a yellow school corridor.

Books and EntertainmentChoosing a SchoolData and StatisticsEducation and ChildcareK-12 Education

(Re)Creating School for Every Child

Michael Horn on what formal education is for

Aug 29, 2022