Since the COVID pandemic arrived when Daya was just 4 months old, the first few years of her childhood were devoid of ...

“Fudge it,” I said aloud. Toyless, I marched myself to the counter and bought a Kit Kat. In the car, I pulled a crisp $20 ...

After years of showing up with presents for her nephews, one mom decides to stop — and finds herself at the center of a ...

And isn’t there value in teaching kids how to graciously give gifts to others for their day? I also wondered if “no gifts” parties are just an upper-middle-class white person thing.

We looked high and low for fun birthday party favors—including good-quality trinkets and special standalone items—that aren’t bound straight for the trash.

Natalie 'Nadya' Suleman shared a photo of herself on her birthday surrounded by her children. Suleman, who welcomed her octuplets in 2009, reflected in the caption of the post how "blessed" she is to ...

Most Parents Give Kids Gifts On Their Sibling’s Birthday So They Don’t Feel Left Out, Survey Finds At what point does inclusivity keep kids from learning about how to handle things like jealousy?

When it comes to kids’ birthday parties, you’d think there were only so many ways to reinvent the wheel. But one parent has well and truly said ‘hold my piñata.’ She’s ditching the ...

This Parent Requested Gifts for Kid's Birthday, but Doesn't Plan to Host a Party After another parent received the usual request, they wondered "Is this a new way of celebrating birthdays I've ...

Wow, You guys have opinions! Last week I wrote a column about what I think is the importance of opening gifts in front of guests at kids’ birthday parties. Many, many people disagreed with me ...

A parent on Reddit was confused when she received a request for gift—but no official invite to the kid's party. Commenters think requesting gifts without hosting a party comes across as entitled ...