A mother goes to a laser tag arcade with her teenage sons and has an emotonal meltdown.

I saw the suspects' mother for facials. She was hard-working but her political leanings made me nervous

"This is what it was like at the church I went to every Sunday of my childhood," I tell my son

A study of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law finds the relationship is often not that bad. No, really!

I rolled my eyes at the dowdy dresses my mother sent, but I didn't understand then what she was really giving me

Harvard researchers say staying home might not be the key to raising successful kids -- but getting a job might be

Readers respond to articles on Erma Bombeck and female fatherhood.

My adopted sons are from very different cultures -- but when it comes to one subject, all teen boys think alike

When my mom split up with my not-mom, Mother's Day lost its charm.

I swore I'd never be like my mom, but now I see how raising kids can change your mental health

Pity Archie and Olivia Manning. Their sons star in a historic -- and entertaining -- game and they look like they're walking the last mile.

I love writing about sex, but don't believe in telling kids things they aren't ready to handle.

From the doctor's office to the courtroom, immigrants often rely on their bilingual children to interpret for them. Are these kids learning valuable life skills -- or shouldering too much family responsibility?

Race was never an issue in my life -- until I fell in love.

While I battled cancer, I also had to deal with my teenage son's embrace of hip-hop culture.