Home Health Anxiety in Parents: Afraid of Making Mistakes in Parenthood? 5 Ways to Manage This Stress Dealing with anxiety as parents? It is completely okay to have fears about doing everything right. Expert reveals ways to manage stress and anxieties of parenthood. Parenthood can be a scary journey; especially if it is someone’s first … Read more
Japanese lawmakers enacted legislation Friday that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce. For decades in Japan, one parent — almost always the mother — has been granted legal custody when a marriage ends, a rule seen by its supporters as a safeguard against domestic violence and child abuse. But concerns have … Read more
Christina Ricci is speaking out about the challenges she faces as a working mom — and is sharing her struggles despite repercussions to her career. On Monday’s episode of Shannen Doherty’s podcast, “Let’s Be Clear,” the former “Charmed” star asked Ricci what it’s like to juggle work and a family. The “Wednesday” star shares a … Read more
If you want your child to be a superstar athlete like Shohei Ohtani, a good place to start is to take a look at what his parents did, consciously and unconsciously, to help an ordinary boy become baseball’s biggest attraction. Ohtani’s father, Toru, connected with his son through a shared journal they passed back and … Read more
The government plans to require companies with over 100 employees to set and disclose paternity leave targets from April 2025 to facilitate fathers’ involvement in child-rearing and allow parents to better manage work and family responsibilities, government sources said Monday. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to submit a related bill during the … Read more
Kristen Stewart told Rolling Stone she’s eager to start a family while sitting down for a raw, wide-ranging interview published on Wednesday. The actor dove deep into her career and personal life for the cover story, which was pegged to promo for “Love Lies Bleeding” ― her very queer, very violent new romantic road trip … Read more
More than one-third of unmarried adults in their 20s to 40s have never been in a relationship and one-fourth have no intention of ever getting married, a recent survey found. At 34.1%, the ratio of single men and women who have never had a romantic relationship was at a record high since Recruit Holdings Co., … Read more
A government panel on Tuesday released a draft outline of a law revision that would allow divorced parents to share custody of their children. Based on the draft prepared by the family law subcommittee of the Legislative Council, which advises the justice minister, the government is expected to submit a bill to revise the Civil … Read more
The government said Monday that it plans to boost its spending on measures aimed at tackling the country’s low birthrate by ¥3.6 trillion annually by fiscal 2026. The additional spending will be funded by ¥1 trillion from public medical insurance premiums, ¥1.5 trillion from existing financial resources and ¥1.1 trillion through spending cuts. The government … Read more