Children

In “The Morningside,” Téa Obreht depicts humdrum life in a fallen world, as seen through the eyes of a child.

For parents trying to look hip, no effort goes unpunished.

The author discusses “The Buggy,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.

Amy Chua’s “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” prompted controversy thirteen years ago, but, among the upper middle class, variations on her parenting style have proliferated.

Many left-leaning, middle-class Americans speak of kids as though they are impositions, or means to an end.

It was so reasonable—why couldn’t we want different things? Two could go into the water and one could stay on the shore. But I didn’t want to leave her there.

We know that social media is bad for young people, who need more time—and freedom—offline. But the collective will to fix this problem is hard to find.

More than a thousand children who were injured in the war are now amputees. What do their futures hold?

The artist captures New York’s smallest pedestrians as they make their way through the big city.

Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” explores a vexed archetype.

Philipp Schaeffer’s film is a glimpse at the overlap of play and perception.

A conversation about grocery-store tantrums, the virtues of disappointment, and the gap between good kids and bad behavior.

After the expanded child tax credit expired, America’s child poverty rate doubled. Why was that policy so successful, and what can be done to fill the gap?

In the past few years, we’ve found out how to greatly reduce economic deprivation among the young, and how to greatly increase it.

For seven years, I helped kids stage a series of silly, madcap musicals. I didn’t realize that it couldn’t last.

Adoptees reckon with corruption in orphanages, hidden birth certificates, and the urge to search for their birth parents.

The recent tragedy surrounding Lindsay Clancy and her children underscores popular misconceptions about a grave and mysterious disorder.

Coping with intrusive thoughts about your child getting hurt and other anxiety-inducing parental worries.

“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” refuses explicit conclusions. That’s the source of its appeal.

Also, while you’re at it, you should really take a moment to enjoy people telling you to relax.