This can’t be it, my heart whispers. This can’t be my last baby. — -- (Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Babble.com. It has been reprinted here with permission. Disney is the ...

Long before scary movies and graphic video games, children were afraid of going to bed in the dark. Being terrified of monsters hiding under the bed or in the closet is a universal phenomenon, and you ...

I walked through the door of my son’s nursery, plastering a fake smile to my face as I did all the things expected of a new mother: nursing, changing, rocking, singing, playing. I couldn’t let my ...

Soumaya is nearing the end of her pregnancy. She sleeps on a worn-out mattress on the floor. The building where she lives, in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, is crammed with people who fled the ...

We haven't been sure if the problem is with both my parents or just my mom, but last night it seemed as though it's mostly my mom. Sarah is almost 4 months old. Her whole demeanor changes when she ...

Why do some of us go out to celebrate a holiday built on fear while others just stay shuddered at home? Here's the science of how we (and our children) learn to be afraid.