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The approach of a new year is an opportunity to reflect on time spent with friends, family, and partners who have played a role in your life\u2014and how you can improve these relationships.<\/p>\n
For parents, 2025 might have been a year that felt fraught with questions about what it means to raise a child today. In 2025, Atlantic writers explored the challenges that can come with finding child care, the debate about whether to avoid ultra-processed foods, the questions of when\u2014or where\u2014kids should gain access to technology, and more.<\/p>\n
Dating, a once classic rite of passage, is also changing, Faith Hill wrote this year. Yet even as fewer young people are getting into relationships, they do believe in love: According to one study that included more than 5,000 Americans, 60 percent of single adults said they believe in love at first sight, a nearly 30 percent increase from 2014.<\/p>\n
With a new year comes the hope of change and betterment\u2014so let these writers help you nurture and strengthen your relationships in the year ahead.<\/p>\n
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage, by Faith Hill<\/p>\n
Dear James: The Men I\u2019m Dating Keep Leaving Me Numb, by James Parker<\/p>\n
The Agony of Texting With Men, by Matthew Schnipper<\/p>\n
The Great Ghosting Paradox, by Anna Holmes<\/p>\n
The New Singlehood Stigma, by Faith Hill<\/p>\n
Three Rules for a Lasting Happy Marriage, by Arthur C. Brooks<\/p>\n
On Parenting<\/p>\n
Avoiding Ultra-Processed Foods Is Completely Unrealistic, by Olga Khazan<\/p>\n
One Obvious, Underused Child-Care Solution, by Marina Lopes<\/p>\n
Being a Dad Is About More Than Being Around, by Stanley A. McChrystal<\/p>\n
A Tech Rule That Will \u2018Future-Proof\u2019 Your Kids, by Rheana Murray<\/p>\n
Parents, Put Down Your Phone Cameras, by Russell Shaw<\/p>\n
Bring Back Communal Kid Discipline, by Stephanie H. Murray<\/p>\n
The Most Useless Piece of Parenting Advice, by Olga Khazan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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