There’s no denying goody bags have become an expected part of attending children’s birthday parties. But has this practice gotten out of hand? Here’s why I’m breaking free of the goody bag trap and ...

Party bags have become a mainstay of children's birthday bashes — but is it OK to push back? (Credit: Getty Images; illustrated by Joseph Riccobono) For more than a decade I have been entrenched in ...

Their young faces convey the unimaginable anguish and confusion of the quake's youngest victims and the heroic efforts of the men and women fighting to save their lives. While the U.S. and nations ...

My son is about to turn 4, and we're planning the festivities. I've ranted about absurd kids' birthday parties before, so we'll be keeping this party low-key: a few of his little buddies, some relay ...

In the last few years, simple class valentines seem to have been replaced by more elaborate gift packages, leaving some parents confused, embarrassed and even a little annoyed. "I was shook," ...

Every day, Judy Carr enters her living room and considers the bags of small plastic toys accumulating on her coffee table, abandoned one by one by her 5-year-old son after the latest birthday party.

If you're like us, you love to throw a party. And, not just any ho-hum bash, but a fully thought-out celebration with a well-rounded theme that can be seen from the food and drinks served, to the ...