The other night, between an after-school playground trip and bedtime, my daughter aimed her big green eyes at me and asked, “Mommy, will you play with me?” She’s little, still in preschool, and ...

Don’t judge those parents who sit on a bench at playgrounds. That's the message one mom wants to emphasize. “I’ve never felt a need to get on the equipment,” Amanda Teixeira, a mother of three, tells ...