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A toddler grabs and stands by a christmas tree

Updated on Dec. 2, 2025

1 minute read

Is It Safe for My Newborn to Be Near Christmas Trees?

Emily Oster, PhD

A baby sleep stretched across a white pillow.

Updated on Dec. 2, 2025

2 minute read

Should I Wake My Baby to Feed Them?

Emily Oster, PhD

baby sitting on couch and drinking water through a feeder

Updated on Dec. 2, 2025

2 minute read

When Can Babies Drink Water?

Emily Oster, PhD

An elf sitting on a christmas tree

Updated on Dec. 2, 2025

8 minute read

The Real Reason Why “Elf on the Shelf” Doesn’t Work

Emily Oster, PhD

A child sits on a couch playing with an ipad that she won't hand over to her parent.

Updated on Dec. 2, 2025

7 minute read

What to Do When What’s Best Is Impossible

Emily Oster, PhD

A person smoking outside.

Updated on Dec. 2, 2025

8 minute read

Is Your Substance Use Affecting Your Sperm?

Emily Oster, PhD

A couple having a pillow fight in bed.

Updated on Dec. 1, 2025

3 minute read

What’s the Data Behind Waiting a Year to Check Fertility?

Emily Oster, PhD

A person holding small male and female cut-outs in front of her stomach.

Updated on Dec. 1, 2025

3 minute read

Can I Choose the Sex of My Baby?

Breonna Slocum, MD

An hourglass filled with blue sand sits on a pink pedestal on a blue table. Most of the sand has fallen to the bottom chamber of the hourglass.

Updated on Dec. 1, 2025

3 minute read

How Long Should I Wait Before Having Another Kid?

Emily Oster, PhD

A robot puppy.
In the news

Updated on Nov. 26, 2025

9 minute read

Are AI Toys Safe for Children?

Dana L. Suskind, MD

A toddler napping.

Updated on Nov. 26, 2025

1 minute read

How Do I Prepare for Fewer Naps?

Emily Oster, PhD

Plastic glasses with a nose, mustache, and funny eyebrows attached.

Updated on Nov. 26, 2025

2 minute read

What Can I Do About My Child’s Stranger Anxiety?

Emily Oster, PhD

A toddler finishing milk from his bottle while the parent is trying to take it.

Updated on Nov. 26, 2025

3 minute read

What Should I Do If My Toddler Refuses to Give Up Bottles?

Emily Oster, PhD

lady breastfeeding a child

Updated on Nov. 26, 2025

2 minute read

Does Breastfeeding Reduce My Chances of Conceiving?

Emily Oster, PhD

Baby in parent's arms having a bottle

Updated on Nov. 26, 2025

3 minute read

Should I Give My Six Month Old Cow’s Milk Instead of Formula?

Emily Oster, PhD

A car seat.

Updated on Nov. 26, 2025

3 minute read

How Long Can My Baby Spend in a Car Seat?

Emily Oster, PhD