Every era of parenting has its own sets of challenges. It’s easy for parents today to look back with nostalgia and lament how much easier raising kids used to be, and many of their complaints hold ...

The 1980s is one of those decades that seemingly never grows old. Everyone who experienced it loves to look back on this time of teased hair and bright neon styles with fondness. Even those who had ...

What 1980s era rock and metal albums do you feel it’s essential to pass on to your kids? As a teen in the ‘80s, there was a lot of great music to digest. But as I’ve gotten older, it’s always ...

For children of the 1980s, buying toys wasn’t as simple as the click of the mouse. It usually required hours of begging your parents, who then had to venture to the toy store and hope they still had ...

Reading Rainbow, the 1980s kids television series that was hosted by LeVar Burton for 23 years, is set to be the subject of a new feature documentary. XTR is behind Butterfly in the Sky, a film that ...

Every once in a while, a doll captures the imagination of a generation. For many Long Islanders who grew up in the 1980s, that doll was a Cabbage Patch Kid — and some people who “adopted” them have ...

The 1980s were a time when childhood felt a little freer, perhaps a little riskier, but undeniably unique. Back then, kids did things that would seem unthinkable today, having been shaped by a world ...

For children of the 1980s, buying toys wasn’t as simple as the click of the mouse. It usually required hours of begging your parents, who then had to venture to the toy store and hope they still had ...