Ruby Franke, the YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, pleads guilty to child abuse The "8 Passengers" mother pleaded guilty to four felony counts for abusing and starving two of her children in a deal with prosecutors. She faces sentences of one to 15 years in prison for each count. The Associated Press
Bringing up a baby can be a tough and lonely job. Here's a solution: alloparents "Allo" is Greek for "other." Alloparents are helpful relatives and neighbors. In a study from Congo, babies had 8 alloparents on average. Perhaps the self-reliant nuclear family is a societal misstep. Michaeleen Doucleff
Seattle dad with children in the Israeli army hopes for peace, but supports war When Seattle attorney Dan Swedlow checks Instagram in the morning, it's not to distract himself from his work on labor law. He’s checking to make sure his adult children in Israel are safe and alive. Stephen Howie
Why children of married parents do better, but America is moving the other way Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. That's not good for children, says progressive economist Melissa Kearney in her new book, The Two-Parent Privilege. Pallavi Gogoi
So your tween wants a smartphone? Read this first When's the right time to start your child with a phone? Is 12 too young? Here's what a professional screen time consultant tells parents about the risks kids face online. Michaeleen Doucleff
About the gun that killed a boy at Seattle’s Ingraham High School This is the story of a gun. It begins with a 14-year-old boy showing it off. It ends with another boy dying in a high school hallway. Ashley Hiruko
How to lose money if you’re a working woman? Have kids Working women stand to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of their careers compared to their male counterparts. The median salary gap between men and women is particularly dramatic in Washington state. Monica Nickelsburg
Teens are using 3D printers to make guns in Seattle area In February, a SeaTac mother called police after she found a firearm in her 13-year-old son’s bed. Ashley Hiruko
'Sam Now' explores the emotional toll of maternal abandonment A Seattle filmmaker spent over 25 years chronicling the effects of maternal abandonment on his younger half-brother. That journey has been released as a new documentary called "Sam Now." Libby Denkmann
