Anxiety’s greatest trick is that it convinces us to care about and pay attention to everything, even things that, in the larger picture, do not necessarily matter. This can result in over-attention or ...

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...

Although working conditions for most humans have improved dramatically over the past century—jobs have become less physically demanding and more employers care about their employees’ work-life balance ...

When my son was two, he burned both his palms on an oven door I had left open while making cookies. As I cooled his hands under running water, my first thought was, “It was my fault. I am a bad mom.” ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. The pint-sized pupils in Paula Merrigan’s transitional kindergarten, or TK, class often call her mom, or sometimes even grandma. One reason ...

Of the many challenges I encountered as a parent of young children, the biggest was trying to answer the question: Am I doing a good job? I found plenty of people, drawing on expertise in biology, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. As our parents grow older, the responsibility of caring for them can become a ...

Susan Hazel has received funding from the Waltham Foundation and is affiliated with the Dog and Cat Management Board of South Australia, and the RSPCA South Australia. Tracey Taylor receives funding ...

Before having kids, many couples have a general sense of how they split their household chores. Maybe one partner cooks dinner and walks the dog, maybe the other cleans up and runs errands. But how ...