From the pediatrician’s office to the streets I call my own, it is not the myth of the Good Mother, but that of the Bad Black Mother, that renders my motherhood at turns invisible and suspect
Family
Real Woman (and Men) Might Just Get Paid Family Leave. Finally.
It’s time we shrug off the “Superwoman Syndrome” that forces working mothers to figure everything out on their own
A Parental Plea: Don’t Make Me See “Smaug”!
Is Peter Jackson trying to ruin Christmas for the rest of our lives?
When Stay-at-Home Husbands Are Embarrassing to Their Wives
We simply haven’t evolved to the point where a househusband is considered desirable
Don’t Go Shopping This Thanksgiving. Just Don’t.
Unless you want to have to work on Thanksgiving one day too, argues the president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
The Katniss Conundrum: Is She Okay for Kids?
Katniss Everdeen just might be the best female role model ever. I just wish she didn’t kill people.
Why Massachusetts Was So Important to Marriage Equality
Ten years ago, GLAD lawyer Mary Bonauto triumphed in the first case to allow same-sex marriage. Here she reflects back on that key decision and how far we’ve come since then
Parents, Relax: Movie Violence Up, Real Violence Down
A new study in the journal Pediatrics that’s getting a lot of mileage in the media laments a disturbing trend of violence in movies. According to a survey conducted by Brad Bushman, a professor of communication and psychology at …
The Case for Raising Your Child With Two Religions
Americans are leaving behind single-faith identities. According to a 2009 study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, almost one quarter of all Americans attend religious services of more than one faith or denomination. Interfaith marriages are increasingly common, with families who are Jewish-Christian constituting the first …
Meet the Dog Who Knows 1,000 Words
Chaser is a border collie, but any canine companion is capable of reaching toddler-level cognition and language acquisition
Destination Trick or Treating: What Happened to Celebrating Halloween In Your Own Neighborhood?
Last Halloween, I felt like the victim in a horror film. I was the guy ignoring the wise warning of my older next-door neighbor. You’ll need at least 15 bags to survive, he told me, with a hollow look in his eyes. Maybe …
I Still Trust Online Breast Milk Sites For My Baby
A Florida mother responds to reports that there are high bacteria levels in breast milk purchased via milk exchange websites
From the Department of Petty Controversies: Schools Cancel Halloween
Of all the conflicts to roil our educational system, this one is pretty absurd