China is shrinking as more couples are making a conscious choice not to have babies, a challenge for President Xi Jinping's ...

One of the top reasons that pets end up in shelters is that owners are expecting a baby. Somewhere along the line, a rumor started that you can’t have both — a new baby and a pet. But that’s simply ...

Although nothing truly compares to the trials and rewards of raising a child, being a dog owner has many parallels. Not only do dogs rely on their families for basic care and comfort, but they also ...

“Motherese” is the cutesy language we use around preverbal infants. It serves important roles in language development and emotional coregulation. But why do we use it with animals? Domestication ...