At the intersection between the plight of the firstborn and our gendered expectations of who should take on caregiving duties lies “eldest daughter syndrome,” a non-clinical n ...

It’s not unusual for people to assume that a youngest child will be “babied” and lavished with attention, a middle child forgotten amid the fray or a firstborn bossing around their siblings.

New York Times book editor Christensen debuts with a devastating account of her decision to terminate a dangerous pregnancy. When Christensen became pregnant in the early 2020s, she was surprised ...

"I was bringing in some food from the kitchen when I saw my whole family trying to entertain him and pulled out my phone to ...

Firstborns are a privileged lot. It is from raising a firstborn that parents start their parental journey. First-time parents are often excited when they learn they are pregnant. It is a thrilling ...

The mom admitted that she feels 'so guilty' because she was more obsessed with her firstborn than her second. “I have a two-year-old and a five-month-old,” she explained in her Reddit post.

In 2018, more American women ran for elected office than ever before. And dads with firstborn daughters may have boosted their odds of winning. New research from Brandeis and the University of ...

causing the whole family burst into an impromptu performance to Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" in a bid to distract the firstborn grandchild. "I was bringing in some food from the kitchen when I ...