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Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Family Log In Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Well Family Eat Move Mind Family Live Highlights Photo Credit María Medem You’re Not Listening. Here’s Why. There’s an unconscious tendency to tune out people you feel close to because you think you already know what they are going to say. By Kate Murphy Photo Credit via Reeve Lindbergh Lessons in Love From Mom and Dad Some successful people reflect on what they most appreciate learning from their parents: Being open-hearted, present and responsible. By Debra Weiner Photo Credit Lucy Jones Ties Mourning My Mom, One Red Carpet at a Time The ritual of watching Hollywood awards show coverage helps keep my mom’s voice from fading, if only through the texts I imagine her sending. By Dina Gachman Photo Credit iStock by Getty Images The Checkup The Marketing of Stimulants for Children With A.D.H.D. Doctors must balance patients’ needs, parents’ concerns, pressure from pharmaceutical representatives and challenges from insurance companies. By Perri Klass, M.D. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Ties More in Ties » Photo Credit Lucy Jones Having ‘The Talk’ With My 80-Something Dad I was not prepared for the phone call from my father’s skilled nursing facility asking for permission to provide him contraceptives. By Stacey Zapalac Photo Credit Lucy Jones My Father the Heartbreaker When my father was alive and raging and breaking our hearts, I didn’t understand that he had a broken heart, too. By Laura Zinn Fromm Photo Credit Lucy Jones On a Nude Beach With My Parents, Baring Almost All My Speedo stayed on but my secrets came out. By Matt Knight Photo Credit Lucy Jones My Father’s Passport Against the advice of his oncologist, my father was unplugging himself, demanding to be released not only from the hospital, but from life as we know it. It felt like a victory. By Christine Hemp Photo Credit Lucy Jones I Hate Football. I Let My Daughter Play It Anyway. My husband and I believe that children should be allowed to take some reasonable risks, but football tested our resolve. By Sara Zaske The Checkup More in The Checkup » Photo Credit iStock by Getty Images Helping Teenagers With Menstrual Pain Painful periods are common around the world but, with treatment, should not cause a teenager to miss school, sports or social outings. By Perri Klass, M.D. Photo Credit Aly Song/Reuters Leaving Shanghai as the Coronavirus Extended Its Reach There was a getting-out-of-Dodge feeling as we boarded the airplane, although airplanes — with their recycled air — are very effective settings for the spread of respiratory infections. By Perri Klass, M.D. Photo Credit iStock by Getty Images Lessons for Americans, From a Chinese Classroom Observing how Chinese 2- and 3-year-olds navigated a second language, I wondered whether I could have done this for my children. By Perri Klass, M.D. Photo Credit iStock by Getty Images When Heavy Periods Disrupt a Teenager’s Life “Someone’s menstrual period should not be impairing them from leading a normal life, because we have really good treatments for pain and for heavy bleeding,” an expert says. By Perri Klass, M.D. Photo Credit iStock by Getty Images Early Treatment for Autism Is Critical, New Report Says Experts urge early identification and referral for treatment, even if a formal diagnosis has not been confirmed. By Perri Klass, M.D. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Latest Search Search Clear this text input FIRST PERSON The Wedding That Wasn’t Sad The author’s father died six weeks before her wedding, and because he wanted no memorial service, she wondered: “How could we honor my dad without turning our wedding into a funeral?” By Kim Liao A Daily Aspirin for Pregnancy? Pregnant women who take a daily baby aspirin may reduce the risk for premature birth. By Nicholas Bakalar The Dog Park Is Bad, Actually Dog parks may seem like great additions to the community, but they’re rife with problems — for you, and for your dog. Here’s what to know before you go. By Sassafras Lowrey The Role of Memes in Teen Culture Memes can provide an opening for parents to talk to adolescents about serious issues like coronavirus or the possibility of war. By Jennifer L.W. Fink How Monkeys Taught Me to Appreciate Teen Sleepovers One of our chief jobs as parents is to encourage our kids to make and maintain strong friendships. It is one of the skills they will need most in life. By Lydia Denworth We Lost Our Son to Suicide. Here’s How We Survived. I tried many of the supports available to help parents heal, like therapy, support groups, exercise and finding a way to honor our son’s memory. By Julie Halpert My Phoneless 11-Year-Old Was Lost in Manhattan and Survived I’m sticking to my principles on not getting smartphones for my tweens — even though my child got lost on the dark streets of New York City. By Micaéla Birmingham ‘Fear-Free’ Pets Make for Happier Pets, and Owners Fear-ridden dogs and cats at the hospital may get toys to distract them or a range of menu options. By Susan Jenks My Son’s Friends Use Slurs in Online Games. What Can I Do? You might say to your son, “While your friends might think they’re being funny or cool, words can do harm, and repeating slurs is fundamentally degrading to the groups they are used against.” By Lisa Damour Having Children, Breastfeeding May Cut Risk of Early Menopause Pregnancy and breastfeeding may cut the risk of entering menopause before age 45. By Nicholas Bakalar Rejecting the Name My Parents Chose I was named for the main character in “Little Women.” Changing my name may be the most Jo March-like decision I could have made. By Allison Gilbert Wirecutter Organize Your Fridge (and Keep It Neat) A handful of simple items can help you organize your fridge the way the pros do, to avoid wasting both food and time. By Marguerite Preston In Disney Races, Cartoonish Gear Is the Front-Runner “Think about which parts of the costume are actually touching your skin, because chafing is one thing you can’t do anything about,” one runner says. By Jen A. Miller How to Find an Apartment When You’re Moving Across the Country Moving for work, love or just a change of pace? Here’s how to find a place you’ll love to live in before you make the journey. By Whitson Gordon Advertisement Continue reading the main story Wirecutter How to Pack a Go Bag for Extended Hospital Stays For frequent hospital visits, a “go bag” with sleep helpers, organization tools, entertainment can help make you more comfortable. By Sarah Witman How to Deal With January Crowds at the Gym For new folks: Welcome! Gyms are often big and loud and full of sweaty bodies. It’s very weird! By Jen A. Miller Ties A Speech About Love for My Father’s Third Wedding What could a son say about marriage to a father who had divorced twice, seeming to treat love as though it were seasonal? By Kenneth R. Rosen How to Communicate Better With Your Children in the New Year Be a sportscaster. Make a glitter jar. Get a pet. Whether or not you rely on strategies like these, the central advice is to listen more. By The New York Times The Checkup An Apocryphal Christmas Miracle An old tale about a children’s ward in 1891 may be a myth, but the diphtheria antitoxin was a real gift. By Perri Klass, M.D. Wirecutter 5 Holiday Dinner Guest Tips No One Taught You Be a splendid companion this holiday season and New Year. By Lesley Stockton Show More Advertisement Continue reading the main story Advertisement Continue reading the main story Site Index Go to Home Page » news home page world U.S. politics Election 2020 New York business tech science climate sports obituaries the upshot Español 中文网 today's paper corrections opinion today's opinion op-ed columnists editorials op-ed Contributors letters sunday review video: opinion arts today's arts art & design books dance movies music Pop Culture tel...