The parenting work of the impoverished may not be visible, but the lengths poor mothers go to to obtain diapers reveal their engagement and vulnerability.

The baby stroller is only the most visible symbol of the ethos of consumer capitalism that saturates American pregnancy and parenthood.

Feminists supported universal childcare as a means of allowing women to advance in the workforce. But did this argument focus mostly on white women?

Young children have a unique sense of the world that can be difficult for grown-up architects to grasp.

In the early-to-mid 20th century, foster children in Canada and elsewhere were placed in practice homes and cared for by home economics students.

For a lot of dual-earner and single-parent families, there's no good solution for day care on a busy workday

Raising kids is expensive. What do parents get in return?