Parenting

The FDA approved zuranolone, a short-term oral medication that could help new parents who are struggling with depression after giving birth

Kids don’t typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn’t clear on whether they forget what they’ve already learned

Fathers and nonbirthing parents benefit from skin-to-skin contact with their newborns

The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases

After reading a Scientific American editorial on sleep and school start times, students and their teacher wrote to the editors about their experiences. Their district listened, and school will start later next year

Moral panics aimed against trans people are both attacks on that community and part of a broader strategy to control youth across the U.S.

The U.K.’s fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but the procedure’s effectiveness remains to be seen

Moves in Florida to control public education mirror past fascist strategies in ways that are disquieting for American democracy, a historian argues

When people argue, a kind of frustration called persuasion fatigue can cloud their judgment and harm relationships

New laws make it harder for teachers to discuss racism and inequality, but psychological evidence shows these conversations dispel causes of bias and distress

With Roe v. Wade overturned, banning abortion in many states could lead to a large number of ob-gyns avoiding practicing there or failing to receive crucial medical training

States that outlaw abortions after a certain number of weeks could make it difficult or impossible to terminate a pregnancy because of a serious genetic disorder