Babble

An 81-year-old man from a quiet Boston suburb stepped out to pick up the mail yesterday and was surprised to find a tote bag sitting on his doorstep. He was even more surprised by the contents of the bag: a newborn baby girl, sleeping peacefully . After John Tuckerman put his hand to the infant’s cheek...

A while back I went to a baby shower, and the host had everyone write down their best advice on parenting for the expectant couple in an album. When it was my turn to come up with some pearls, I paused. The truth was that the very best pieces of advice were rarely about whether or not to co-sleep or...

“I’ve never been very judicious about my own behavior or choices, until they had an impact on someone other than me,” says actor Ben Affleck, dad to 1-year-old Violet. “… my daughter, who has my last name. I don’t want her to mutter it over a drink. I want her to be proud of her old man.” Lucky for Ben...