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Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I have 2-year-old twins, which was a surprise because no one in our…

Model Elsie Hewitt, the girlfriend of Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson, detailed the logic behind her decision not to breastfeed the couple’s baby—a personal choice often met with judgment, scrutiny, and even contempt.Davidson, 32,…

Montreal is ending its Bienvenue bébé baby box program, a city initiative that provided free boxes of…

The parents of at least two babies sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak are suing the makers of the ByHeart baby formula at the heart of a nationwide recall.Stephen and Yurany Dexter, of…

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I am having a problem when babysitting my 11-year-old granddaughter, “Jane.” I…

Children from affluent families are more likely to grow up to occupy formal leadership positions by their…

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.…

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, Our old house was on a very busy road. So we had a strict rule that the kids weren’t…

80-year-old man has 'special message' for stay-at-home moms. You might want to grab some tissues. Upworthy Read More

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding,  My 12 year old granddaughter hates me, and has for a number of years. She won’t even let…