From personalized mementos to practical best-tested gadgets, these 40th birthday gift ideas (for him and her) feature something for everyone.

When my older son turned 5 last year, we invited his whole class to his birthday party. We hosted a rowdy group of 30 kids disappearing down ball pits, whizzing down slides, and climbing padded ...

No matter a person’s age, it always feels good to receive a birthday gift. Even if you’re not close to them, a small, thoughtful present can work wonders to make your giftee feel even more special on ...

Finding the right birthday gift for girls is a hefty and tedious task, not because there are less options, but rather the opposite, to make this gift hinting easy for you we have curated some of the ...

Joshua Pederson is professor of humanities at Boston University and the author of “Sin Sick: Moral Injury in War and Literature.” For her seventh birthday last year, my daughter got not one but two ...

Forty, fabulous, and fierce. Some say 40 is the new 30—and 30 is the new 20—but more than anything, it’s an amazing milestone that marks the start of an exciting new chapter. For some, it’s a moment ...

I came to motherhood rather late in life, just shy of my 45th birthday. Five years later, I’m now a 50-year-old mother to my curious, funny, creative 5-year-old daughter, Daya. The past five years ...

Is it just me, or does it not get any easier buying presents for your S.O. year after year? You’d think that as the years went by, it would eventually feel like second nature. But knowing exactly what ...