Dangerous Toys, or How Did Boomers Even Grow Up?

People like to characterize present-day parents as helicopters, always hovering over their children, children who have every moment of their day scheduled and supervised. Those same people think of Boomer Babies as free-range kids, who were kicked out of the house in...

Premature Babies Were Once a Coney Island Side Show

The late 19th and early 20th Century was a time of optimism about many things, but not about premature babies. In an era that celebrated healthy babies, with Better Baby contests, awarding prizes to the biggest, fittest, best-looking babies, there was little to offer...