Parenthood

Pregnancy

• The High Cost of Having a Baby in America (The Atlantic)

• I’m an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why Americans give birth in bed (The Conversation)

• The secret number maternity hospitals don’t want you to know, and why we’re revealing it (USA Today)

• A soaring maternal mortality rate: What does it mean for you? (Harvard Health Publishing)

• Pregnancy Discrimination Is Rampant Inside America’s Biggest Companies (The New York Times)

Childfree and Childless Choices

• How People Decide Whether to Have Children (The Atlantic)
  

• I told my doctor I didn’t want kids. She sent me to a therapist. (Vox)

• They Didn’t Have Children and, Most Said, They Don’t Have Regrets

• I’m in My 40s, Child-Free and Happy. Why Won’t Anyone Believe Me? (The New York Times)

• Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why. (The New York Times)
• Eight People on Why They Chose to Not Have Kids (Vice)
• No Children Because of Climate Change? Some People Are Considering It (New York Times)
• Study Finds People Are Morally Outraged by Those Who Decide Not to Have Kids (Vice)

Adoption

• For advocates of gay adoption, progress but also obstacles (AP News)

Fertility

• Why women choose to freeze their eggs (The Conversation)

• The Overlooked Emotions of Sperm Donation (The Atlantic)

Loss

• Maternal Age and Infant Mortality for White, Black, and Mexican Mothers in the United States (Sociological Science)

• Miscarrying at Work (The New York Times)

• Why we need to talk about losing a baby (World Health Organization)

Economics of Parenthood

• It Isn’t the Kids. It’s the Cost of Raising Them. (The Atlantic)
  
• How Much Does It Cost to Have a Baby in 2020? (and costs of raising a child) (The Street)

• The Shocking Cost to Raise a Child in America Today (Moneyish)

Parenting Bias & Parenting Advice

• Free-range parenting gets legal protection in Utah – but should the state dictate how to parent? (The Conversation)
• How parenting advice assumes you're white and middle class (The Conversation)
• A leading happiness researcher says we’re giving our kids bad advice about how to succeed in life (Quartz)
• Parents Advised To Be On Watch For Teens’ Texting Codes (Time) 

New Parents

• New mothers don’t get enough sleep. That needs to change. (The Washington Post)

• New parents face six years of disrupted sleep (University of Warwick)

• Breast-Feeding or Formula? For Americans, It’s Complicated

• States Give New Parents Baby Boxes To Encourge Safe Sleep Habits (NPR)
• Breast-Fed Kids May Be Less Hyper, But Not Necessarily Smarter, Study Finds (NPR)

Parenthood and Child Rearing

• ‘Intensive’ Parenting Is Now the Norm in America (The Atlantic)
  
• The Stuff of Holidays: How Holiday Objects Tell a Sociological Story about Today’s Families (The Council on Contemporary Families)

• What Does it Mean to Be a Millennial Parent? (Fatherly)
• When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online (The Atlantic)
• Parenting Looks Nothing Like What the Experts Say (The Atlantic)

• The Key To Raising a Happy Child (NPR)
• How Different Styles of Parenting Impact Children (Very Well)
• How the Authoritative Parenting Style Impacts a Child's Behavior (Live Strong)
• How much risk is good for kids? Parents make the case for more adventurous childhoods (NBC News)
• How Helicopter Parents Ruin Their Kids (Fatherly)
• What Kind Of Parent Are You: Carpenter Or Gardener? (NPR)
• How Millennial Parents Are Raising Their Children Differently (Very Well)
• Modern parents spend more time with their kids than their parents spent with them (Quartz)
• Children of Gay Parents Are Still Turning Out Just Fine (MSN)
• The 'happiness gap'": What having kids really does to your marriage (MSN)
• Parenthood linked to longer life (Medical Xpress)
• Yes, It’s Your Parents’ Fault (New York Times)
• Parents binge on media but say they’re good role models (US News)

Fatherhood

• Why We Need To Shift Narratives About Fatherhood (Forbes)

• Dad Bods and Dad Brains: The New Science of Fatherhood (Fatherly)
• The Science of Dad and the ‘Father Effect’ (Fatherly)
• What It Means to Be a 'Good' Father in America Has Changed. Here's How (Time)
• Stay-At-Home Dads Still Struggle With Diapers, Drool, Stigma And Isolation (NPR)
• No One Teaches American Fathers How To Be Dads (The Conversation)
• Most stay-at-home dads now actually want to stay at home (Quartz)
• Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common (NPR)
• The 14 things I learned after caring for 14 babies (The Washington Post)

Motherhood

• Moms Show Gender Bias Against Emotional Expression in Boys. But Why? (Fatherly)
• 7 facts about U.S. moms (Pew Research Center)

• Older Moms Are an Elite Club (The Atlantic)
• Moms Need Social Support, And Not Just In The Baby Years (NPR)

Discipline

• The latest research on disciplining kids will make you a better parent—and a better spouse. (Mother Jones)
• Why Children Aren't Behaving, And What You Can Do About It (NPR)
• Dad Discipline and Mom Discipline are Different (Fatherly)
• Parents 'control' their children in one of 2 ways — and only one leads to happier kids (Inc.)

Successful Parenthood

• Six powerful phrases every parent should use (The Week)

• Reading is fundamental -- to the family's happiness (CNN)
• Want to Raise Creative Kids? Science Says Do This With Their Toys (Inc.)
• How Parents Can Help Kids Develop Longer & Healthier Relationships (Romper)
• Authoritative Parenting: What It Is and How to Apply It (Real Simple)
• Parents of the Most Successful Kids do These Things (Inc.)
• Kids need structure more than warmth from their parents (Quartz)
• Parents should follow the six Cs to raise brilliant children, according to scientists (Independent)
• 5 Ways to Raise Resilient Kids (Inc)
• Science Says Parents of Successful Kids Do These 3 Things (Inc)  

Positive Discipline

• Effective parenting strategies to reduce disruptive behavior in children (Science Daily)
• 8 Discipline Strategies that are More Effective Than Spanking (Very Well)
• 4 Positive Discipline Strategies to Change Your Child's Behavior Fast (Very Well)
• The Key to Well-Behaved Kids Isn't Punishment. It's Discipline, and There's a Big Difference (Working Mother) 

Unsuccessful Parenthood

• Kids with 'helicopter parents' more likely to burn out, have a harder time transitioning to 'real world' (CNBC)

• How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood (The New York Times)
• Problems with Intensive Parenting (Society Pages)

• How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood (The New York Times)
• The Real Reason Behind the Rise in Helicopter Parenting (Quartz)

• 'Helicopter parenting' linked to behavioral problems (The Guardian) I'm a Family Psychologist and These Are the 20 Most Common Parenting Mistakes (Pop Sugar)
• How Helicopter Parenting Could Be Damaging Children’s Futures (Brit + Co)
• Parents of unsuccessful kids could have these 6 things in common (Business Insider)

Detrimental Discipline

• Physical Punishment—and Violence (Psychology Today)
• Is Spanking Bad Parenting? We Asked, You Answered (Ozy)
• Harmful effects of spanking a toddler can trigger bad behavior — even 10 years later (USA Today)
• Why parents should never spank children (The Conversation)
• Why Parents Should Never Spank Children (Fatherly)
• What Really Happens When Parents Spank Kids (Psychology Today)