I have two school-aged boys and I have a 38-month-old little girl. My question is about my daughter. With my sons, usually if they cried, and I gave them what they wanted, they’d stop crying and that ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Crying has been one of the most popular activities of the past four to eight ...

I like the mailbag. You give me the topic and I pontificate for 1,000 words. Today we have another disguised and distorted letter from an unidentifiable and possibly fictional reader: I would love to ...

The relationship between parents and their children goes through significant changes over the course of time. When their kids are young, parents provide 24/7 care. As their kids get older, parents ...

Some people cry frequently, but not fully. They’re good at crying but never seem to heal from what’s hurting them. Crying is supposed to be good for you. Tears contain toxins, after all. And feel-good ...

Kiara McGowan set out to “build a community of criers” in D.C., and now that community had converged in the Southwest Library. McGowan called it “the Cry n’ Vibe.” “Would anyone like to share a story ...