This page covers family life in Nashville, including parenting, caregiving for children and older relatives, and the policies that shape daily family routines. Reporting follows the local issues that affect households across the city and the communities around it.
Childcare providers and parents gathered at American Baptist College to discuss a shortage of affordable care in Middle Tennessee.
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The city will block off roads on October 31 to allow children to trick-or-treat safely.
Metro Nashville Police took four suspects into custody regarding the August death of a 16-year-old student.
A Davidson County judge found sufficient evidence for the charges against Bobby Conner to move to a grand jury.
Christa Pike has returned to the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center following a hospital stay.
The 33-year-old actress and her husband announced the arrival of their baby boy after keeping the pregnancy private.
Coverage takes in child care and after-school options, caregiving for aging parents, family-focused local policy, and the strain of balancing jobs with raising children. It reaches neighborhoods across the city and the suburban communities where many Nashville families live and commute. Caregiving burdens often fall unevenly within households, and that imbalance shows up repeatedly in local reporting. Housing costs and the availability of affordable child care are the two pressures that most often shape family decisions in the area.
