Jessalyn Norris, an EMT in Sullivan, has founded the non-profit 'Eat Your Cake Too' to provide birthday cakes and gifts to ...

Is it ever OK for parents to request gift cards or create registries? In an age of online gift registries and crowdfunding popularity, "Good Morning America" asked followers on our We Are GMA Facebook ...

When it comes to buying gifts for other people’s children there are unwritten rules to follow. No slime, no kinetic sand, and absolutely nothing that makes noise. Battery operated toys? Also very bad.

What is your take on gifts at kids’ birthday parties? I’ve noticed a trend toward opening the gifts after the party once all of the guests have gone home. It feels like a gift grab instead of an ...

Last April, I opened my email and an invitation floated out of a digital envelope: a parade of giraffes, announcing Hazel’s third birthday party. My son’s first ever birthday party invitation! I was ...

The kids don't need more stuff, and their parents don't need more clutter. So why do some of us moms and dads insist on schlepping presents to other children's birthday parties when the invitations ...

If you thought baby showers were draining your wallet, just wait until those babies get a little bit older. As any parent can attest, kids’ birthday parties have a tendency to take over the social ...

Recently, I made the mistake of asking my nearly 9-year-old daughter, Nora, if she would consider a no-gifts birthday party. “You’re kidding, right?” Nora replied. When I didn’t immediately respond, ...