“¡FELIZ 5 DE MAYO!” me dijo una persona afroamericana en 1998 cuando yo recién había inmigrado del estado de Michoacán, México. Yo amablemente conteste “Gracias” sin saber realmente por qué celebramos el 5 de mayo ya que en Michoacán, este no es un día de celebración. Me di cuenta de que, por mi origen mexicano, yo daba la impresión de que yo celebraba este día.

“HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!” said an African-American person to me in 1998 when I had just immigrated from the state of Michoacán, Mexico. I kindly answered "Thank you” without really knowing why we celebrate May 5th because in the state of Michoacán, this is not a day of celebration. I realized that, because of my Mexican origin, it gave the impression that I celebrated this day.

When your child is in danger of failing third grade, it's easy to feel like you're failing too. Guy Schingoethe shares what happened when he and his wife stopped trying to figure it out alone and started doing what Parent Cafés teach every parent to do — ask for help, and use it.

Three years of hosting Parent Cafés inside a county jail, and what happens when you treat people like people instead of prisoners.

“Obras son Amores No Buenas Razones” (Deeds Speak Louder than Words) … my mom, Ana Maria Gomez, used to say emphatically to my siblings and me a lot! I am a father who doesn’t say much, talk a lot about love, or expresses how much I love my family and friends… But oh man, do I enjoy it every time my wife or my children or my friends tell me they love me!

"Obras son Amores No Buenas Razones” ... solía decirnos mi mamá, Ana María Gómez enfáticamente a mí y a mis hermanos, ¡mucho!. Soy un papá que no dice mucho, que no habla mucho sobre el amor o que no expresa lo mucho que ama a su familia y amigos ... ¡Pero vaya que lo disfruto cada vez que mi esposa o mis hijos o amigos me dicen que me aman!

Parenting doesn't stop at 18. With depression and anxiety at record highs for young adults — and social media amplifying every pressure — parents of emerging adults need a new playbook. Here are five tips for supporting your 20-something without taking over their life.

BSF's Guy Schingoethe is also a rock star — literally. His reflection on bringing your whole self to parenting and to work is a reminder that the people who show up most fully for their families are often the ones who never stopped doing what brings them joy.

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued their strongest statement yet against spanking (which they defined as “noninjurious, openhanded hitting with the intention of modifying child behavior”) and also said to avoid non-physical punishment that is humiliating, scary, or threatening.

So, what’s a parent to do?

A clickbait headline about what "successful" parents do differently turned out to reveal something more important: whose families research actually centers, and whose it leaves out. Alexis Moreno reflects on growing up in a lower-income household and what it really looks like to build a strong family without the assumed resources.

"Your children are not your children." Kahlil Gibran's words take on new urgency when we consider the separation of migrant families at the US border, and the echoes of a much longer American history of tearing families apart. Dena Chapman reflects on what we value, and what it means to truly believe that it takes a village.