Business Week takes a look at children as just another consumer choice.

Family coaches. Advice books. Parenting experts. The more I read and listened, the more anxious and miserable I got

Salon talks to author Kimberly Harrington about her new book of essays and why parenting is always "Amateur Hour"

Attachment parents stick to their guns.

A visibly angry Beck advocates parents use verbal abuse and physical intimidation to impart "values" to their kids

A system of categorization developed by a student of Freud's helps explain our most destructive behaviors

A new era of parenting is creating a generation of "extra-special" kids, and I fear I'm part of the problem

In a policy statement, the AAP said that same-sex marriage is in the best interests of children with gay parents

Penelope Leach faces off with the Ezzos in a nasty turf war. Someone needs a spanking.

Parenting manuals multiply along with parental insecurities.

Executives reportedly asked Huntsman "to go on-camera and counter reports of internal strife" with a positive spin

Readers debate Judith Warner's book "Perfect Madness" and take issue with her characterization of fathers. Also: Attachment parents defend their philosophy.

I used to think the EWG was my ally when it came to knowing what to feed my kids -- now I know better

When it comes to shows about parenting, dark comedies capture the madness better than light dramas do

By claiming some groups are naturally predisposed to succeed, Chua ignores the inequalities within them