"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In popular media, big families often seem in vogue; think Eight is Enough, Cheaper By the Dozen, The Loud ...

A few years ago, Hallie Parker joined a WhatsApp group of millennial women who call themselves geriatric moms — almost all were close to 40 when they became parents. Half of them had two kids, ...

Are you a parent to one child? Or are you considering having a child in the future, and wondering about what your family size ...

Every so often, I’ll get a text or DM from a friend (or sometimes, someone I haven’t spoken to in years) with a message asking for my thoughts on being an only child. Often, these messages will say ...

When I was younger, I thought I'd have three kids. But I ended up having an only child, and there are multiple benefits. My son loves being an only child, too. When I was in 7th grade, one of our ...

Being an only child is a “disease in itself”, according to 19th century psychologist Stanley G. Hall. Even though Hall’s views and scholarly research methods have been questioned and criticised, only ...

I was an only child, and I hated it. Whenever I meet only children who didn’t hate being only children, and who even may choose to have one child themselves, I wonder what went right in their ...

Growing up with siblings is a world of difference from being raised as an only child. And, unfortunately, there are certain ...

I love being a mom more than anything, but it's also the hardest job I've ever had. I have one daughter, and I don't want to have another child. People warned me that motherhood "would change ...

Families are shrinking. Fifty years ago, shows like The Waltons depicted large families with more than half a dozen kids. According to the Pew Research Center, the average American family downsized ...

When the lives of Lori Hanasko’s parents unravel, so does her own. Her 89-year-old father fell when taking out the garbage the day after Christmas and broke his hip. He went to live in a personal care ...

Bardot is survived by one adult child, Nicolas, with whom she had a complicated, estranged relationship. Here is where Nicolas is today and why the mother and son shared a strained bond.