I’ve asked myself countless times over my 15 years of parenting, “When the bleep is this going to get easier?” Three kids, each four years apart, has meant a near-constant stream of neediness of some sort or another since the birth of my …
Dear Meghann Foye—Here’s Why Your “Meternity” Leave Idea Irked Moms
Hi Meghann, By now I’m sure you’ve seen the scores of scathing responses to your NY Post article, “I Want All the Perks of a Maternity Leave—Without Having Kids.” A good percentage of my mom writer friends have had a heyday …
The Top Secret Dictionary All Kids Use
Eureka! I’ve done it, you guys! I’ve FINALLY discovered why kids do all the baffling things they do. It’s not that they’re deliberately trying to drive us out of our ever-lovin’ minds, it’s that they are operating under a totally different set …
Tell Her She’s Beautiful
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What Parents of Teens Need to Know About Tinder
The story of Nicole Madison Lovell, the 13-year-old Virginia girl who was murdered by people she met on social media, renewed many parents’ fears of raising kids in the technological age. We hope that our kids will be smart, we educate them about …
Why We Can’t Fight Fear and Hate with Fear and Hate
“Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.” – Bahá’u’lláh I’ve been thinking lately about what I want to teach my children about fear and hate. I thought we had it covered when we studied …
Letting Childhood Linger in a World that Rushes Adulthood
My 11-year-old daughter plops down next to me on the couch, curling her legs up into a ball. She says nothing, but her furrowed brow makes it clear something is bothering her. “What the matter?” I ask, praying it’s not something horrible. (I always pray it’s not something horrible.) …
Actually, It DOES Matter How You Give Birth
Whenever people discuss c-sections and natural childbirth, one well-meaning sentiment always rises from the fray: It doesn’t matter how you give birth, as long as baby comes out healthy. I appreciate people wanting to remove the judgment that often surrounds …