Picture this. You're at a family gathering, and as you prepare to leave, your aunt leans down expectantly toward your child.

By teaching children that they can choose whom they hug, parents hope to instill in them a sense of agency, and remind them that consent matters, both for themselves and for other people. But in some ...

One hug at a time: Why parents are showing up to embrace people at Pride. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) It all started with a homemade button with “Free ...

This week, Lala offers advice to a reader who wants to address her in-law family members bribing her children for hugs, and ...

Each morning, I watch my children climb onto the bus with their backpacks bouncing, and I whisper the same prayer every parent knows: bring them home safely. In America, that prayer feels too fragile, ...

It all started with a homemade button with “Free Mom Hugs” written on it in black Sharpie. Sara Cunningham, a mom of two from Oklahoma, wore it to a Pride festival in 2015, offering hugs to anyone who ...