Family and parenting

When Jill Smokler awoke at Johns Hopkins Hospital last year, her skull sealed shut with a jagged seam of staples, her first response was wry laughter.

The children's museum's new exhibits will include rocket launching, fort building and a Baltimore streetscape.

Immigrant families — regardless of status — are increasingly planning for the possibility of a family member being detained and eventually deported.

A judge will hear arguments in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran resident who the government said was deported after an “administrative error.”

This is life with three children: chaotic, messy, sticky.

Despite what many assume, research suggests only children have “pretty normal” life outcomes compared to those with siblings.

President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting any hospital receiving federal funds from practicing gender-affirming care for youths callously disregards the needs of children who are both gender- and neurodiverse, a letter writer says.

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have immigrants, regardless of status, altering their normal routines. Some have stopped going to public places. Some have voluntarily returned to their home countries.

As many as 83 Maryland children died from abuse or neglect in 2023, making the state’s published rate of child maltreatment fatalities among the worst in the nation.

In September 2023, exactly one year after West Virginia’s abortion ban took effect, the new clinic opened its doors in tiny Cresaptown in Allegany County

Santa Wayne has held court at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie for 35 years — nearly as long as the mall has been open. But, with much of the mall vacant, Santa Wayne has seen hardly any children this year.

Aesthetically pleasing photo shoots are out and awkward is in.

For the moms who are tired of making lists, here’s one you can get behind.

Winter brings a season of cozy charm and festive fun to Howard County, creating the perfect backdrop for family memories.

There are places that become part of us, and places where part of us of remains. Corpus Christi, one of dozens of Baltimore-area Catholic parishes set to close at the end of the month, is that kind of place for my family.

Leave the crying to the infant and treat the sleep-deprived grown-ups to these local gifts this holiday season.

Jeff Bezos doesn't need your money, but local artists, artisans and shopkeepers do.

Despite pressure from lawmakers, the Byrd family’s interactions with Child Protective Services remain confidential.

Five-year-old Zona Byrd’s parents face first-degree murder and child abuse charges.

The expectation of breastfeeding can be debilitating, persistent and intimidating for a new mom.