Here are some age-appropriate chores you can give your toddler, plus other ways to teach your tot how to be responsible.

My kid keeps forgetting his ___ at home. I don’t want to always bail him out by bringing it to school, but then I remember that he’s dependent on me to drive him. When I forget something, I drive back ...

In today's fast-paced world, it's crucial to instill a sense of responsibility and self-worth in children from a young age. One effective way to achieve this is by assigning age-appropriate tasks and ...

Many parents today feel a strong pressure to be "perfect" for their kids, partners, and households, even if it comes at the ...

As time goes on, parents find new ways of doing things in the hopes of raising happy, responsible, well-adjusted adults. One father of seven recently raised eyebrows when he shared his progressive way ...

It’s a question that can set off spirited debates among parents, teachers, and mental health professionals: Are we piling too much responsibility on children or shielding them from it entirely? This ...

One of your most important goals as a parent is to raise children who become independent and self-reliant people. Certainly, in early development, your children count on you. As infants, they rely on ...

Q. We want to get my son and daughter a hamster or a guinea pig for Christmas to help teach them responsibility and wondered if you could advise us which one would be better. We have a Yorkie now, but ...

From The New York Times, I’m Michael Barbaro. This is The Daily. Today: As Congress debates a historic plan to make child care more affordable, my colleague Jason DeParle traveled to a small city in ...