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 ...

From key rings to North Face hoodies to trees, branded merch — or the lack of it — speaks volumes about company values ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Anya Roles, 34, a Manhattan mother of three girls under the age of 5, has seen a range of gifts at children’s birthday parties over the years: personalized lunchboxes and pricey plate sets, ...

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.

One local child and his family are making it their mission to help bring a little joy to pediatric cancer patients in the ...