Parenting

My kid, who turned three the day after Mary the duckling died, wasn’t old enough to get any of it. Yet talking to toddlers about death is part of life.

The whole concept of salaries for stay-at-home moms reveals both the classism in parenting culture and what we really think about poor people.

From a young age, I showed signs of OCD, which were exacerbated by my parents separating when I was seven. I was caught in the middle.

Kids have questions, concerns and anxieties just like we do. It's your responsibility to answer your kids toughest questions about news and politics.

Mothers in the medical field got me into support groups, onto meds, and back into life again. I am so grateful for mothers in medicine.

During the second year, I had an epiphany. I began to understand about my overprotectiveness. Being away helped me to be a better parent.

Wonderful son of mine, I am going to let you in on a little secret. Your mother is a liar. In fact, people lie all of the time.

When I first realized I wasn’t going to really breastfeed, I was determined that everyone knew why. We need to stop shaming mothers into breastfeeding.