Joni Edelman

My mother didn't teach me how to be a mother. But my babies did.

My husband and I recently traveled together without our kids for the first time . . . in a while. And it was a brand-new ball game.

Actually, no, I'm not a gluttonous moron.

I don’t think anyone who has been to the spirited child parenting rodeo would call a mother who screams, “bad,” or who loses her temper, a “failure.” I think we all understand parenting is really really hard from the get go, and parenting a kid who won’t sleep, who screams and kicks and says they hate you, is its own challenge

What to really expect when you're expecting.

New research suggests that brain inflammation occurring independent of a disease may be linked to depression. Could a "cure" be on the horizon?

When I had my first child, I couldn't have prepared for the way it would make me feel.

More and more programs are offering services to help companies support and retain women during their maternity transition.

I didn't get a lot of mothering as a child, but when I did, it was from her. She taught me how to sew, how to crochet. She taught me how to stand up for myself, to be tough. She taught me how to make fried chicken and fried okra, which I will never make, because it's fucking gross.

It's not always easy to find a new partner when you have kids in tow. But not only is it possible, it's worth it.