But what really did it, I think, was the ordeal of being a first-time parent.

But if you're like most first-time parents, that relief doesn't last long.

The fact remains, however, that many parents, especially first-time parents, although motivated to help their children, have no idea what to do.

"It was like being a first-time parent," the Scarsdale resident said.

The idea of being a first-time parent at 35 is sobering to Cook.

I don't have kids or pets, so buying my first new vehicle is the closest I've come to being a first-time parent.

A. Healthy Families provides a home visitor to first-time parents who are deemed to have certain risk factors.

There was a celebrity baby boom in 2011, many of them born to first-time parents.

A. Sleep problems are among the most common complaints that first-time parents mention to pediatricians.

No previous life experiences prepare first-time parents for this new role.