More than 80,000 children from China were adopted by American families. While many appreciate how the adoptions reshaped their own lives, they are also glad to see the program conclude.

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Responses to an exposé about the Acadia Healthcare chain of psychiatric hospitals. Also: Taxes on tips; nonpartisan elections; sitting still in school.

More than 80,000 children from China were adopted by American families. While many appreciate how the adoptions reshaped their own lives, they are also glad to see the program conclude.

The case for “mindful underparenting.”

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The case for “mindful underparenting.”

The surgeon general is warning about parents’ stress, a sign that intensive parenting may have become too intense for parents.

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Readers offer different answers in response to a guest essay. Also: Protests on campus; China’s adoption policy; Trump the fixer; hearing loss.

Accepting that is the first step toward making it more tolerable.

You don’t have to have kids to have kids in your life.

You don’t have to have kids to have kids in your life.

What should we do when TikTok’s algorithm turns deadly?

The writer Jia Tolentino on parenting — and living a good life — in the age of smartphones.

Readers discuss a guest essay about feeling regret about having children. Also: Moved by Gus Walz; Trumpian masculinity; too many choices at Starbucks.

Raising children is crucial work. Why don’t we treat it that way?

China has been considered relatively progressive on juvenile justice. But several high-profile killings have prompted calls for the law to come down more harshly on minors.