Most folks who grew up in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s were forced to abide by the cardinal rule: When the street lights come on, it’s time to come home. Unlike the more recent wave of overbearing ...

What’s not to love about Jennifer Garner? She a talented actress, she cooks and she works hard to be a good co-parent. But during a recent interview on Today, she also illuminated her all-star mom ...

Over-controlling parenting styles, often labeled as “helicopter parenting,” can hinder a child’s ability to handle challenges and thrive in adulthood. “Benign neglect” promotes independence and ...

In a recent interview, actress and entrepreneur Jennifer Garner commented she lets her kids experience ‘benign neglect’. To legions of helicopter parents, a statement like that is, at best, ...

Actress Jennifer Garner isn’t a helicopter mom. “I want to be around. But I also think it’s OK if they suffer from a little bit of benign neglect,” she told Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on NBC’s ...

NBC News chief consumer investigative correspondent Vicky Nguyen writes about the lessons she learned from her parents in her new memoir, "Boat Baby." Nguyen arrived in the U.S. as an infant with her ...

When talking about gender bias, we tend to focus on acts of commission rather than acts of omission. But much of what harms women (and other underrepresented groups) is simply being ignored or left ...