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Family life in the Western parts of the world is changing: cohabitation is rising and childbearing is plummeting. More and more people are now opting for voluntary childlessness, a conscious decision to not have children despite the pervasive societal expectations, which are especially hard on women. But despite the outdated views of a fulfilled family that sees kids as a crucial part of its equation, a life without children is the new normal. So when a redditor who goes by Foxscream posted the question “People who don’t ever want to have kids, why?” people had a lot to say about...

All the world’s most ambitious plans, indispensable inventions, and architectural masterpieces have at one point or another been unfurled dramatically on a worktable, where great minds can go to work. It’s no different with toddler tables and chairs, which give kids a space of their own to draw their artistic masterpieces, build Lego structures, and break bread together during snack time. At the same time, the best toddler table and chairs allow you to protect your fancy, adult dining tables and upholstered chairs from the horror shows we call slime and kinetic sand. And all this is especially pertinent as...

One day you're outfitting your first grown-up apartment, tucking fiddle leaf fig trees into crisp, light-filled corners. Blink and you've got a toddler who has flung toys from here to kingdom come taking up every square inch of useable space with things. To some degree, you've got to embrace the chaos. After all, your average toddler is a tornado with legs. But clutter is proven to create stress and who has time for that? So when it comes to kids' toys, we're big fans of the less is more approach. Not only do little ones play longer and more happily...

What do you get when you cross Magna-Tiles (the magnetic building set kids love) with Crayola markers? Answer: A super exciting new collab called Doodle Tiles. Yes, it’s as cool as it sounds. You can draw right on these tiles (without mom getting mad), giving kids tons of new ways to get creative. Create a flower-covered house, build a rocket ship, the sky is the limit. And when the next inspiration strikes, wipe off the marker designs with a wet cloth and kids can create new masterpieces. It’s not only kids of all ages who can’t get enough of CreateOn’s...

5:30-6:30 P.M. on weekdays are tough for me as a parent. Even with an intentional buffer built in, I find that we are all tired, the children are clambering for my attention, and I am daunted by the volume of discrete steps to complete within that timeframe (milk! dinner prep! cajoling my children to get into their seats! cajoling my children to eat! reminding them of table manners! tidying up the house! bringing in the mail! walking the dog! cajoling my children to get into their pajamas! making my way towards the multi-step bedtime routine! cleaning up the children’s dinner!...