These tasteful home decor items, cookware staples and practical goods are a little more thoughtful than a bottle of booze.

A birthday party without presents? Here's how one mom pulled it off. (Photo illustration: Liliana Penagos for Yahoo) I thought designing the invitation for my daughter’s first birthday would be easy.

Children’s birthday parties are a fun-for-all for the kids. For the parents, not so much. Even if they are not the ones hosting the party, or sending out the invite list, it is stressful for the ...

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Despite the world’s abundant strife, I come to you with a problem less grave but probably more vexing to everyday parents’ routines: child’s birthday party gifts. First, the certainties: We’re in full ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I will be throwing myself a 60th birthday party next year. The only gift I want is the presence of the family and friends I invite to the party. I intend to include “No gifts, ...

I have four kids between the ages of four and 10, and we spend every weekend at a series of birthday parties. We have gone to zoo birthdays, skating rinks, trampoline parks, nature reserves, and ...

DEAR ABBY: A friend is throwing a joint birthday party for herself, her daughter, son-in-law and sister. Their birthdays all fall in the same month. I am close to all of them. This joint celebration ...

A mother has spoken out on TikTok after her daughter was invited to a birthday party with strict gifting rules which she branded 'extreme' Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She ...

Is it wrong to ban gifts at your child's birthday party? One mother who posed the question regarding her kid's birthday bash has left users on Mumsnet divided, with several saying it's a "mean" move ...