Melissa Fleur Afshar is a Newsweek reporter based in London, United Kingdom. Her current focus is on trending life stories and human-interest features on a variety of topics ranging from ...

Gentle parenting, popularized by Millennials, tends to receive some criticism from older generations. But child psychiatrists say it may be working.

It was one of those rare parenting wins that are few and far between. Lauren Reed’s two daughters, who are 6 and 3 years old, were in the doorway of her kitchen talking out a dispute about ...