Parenting
Would You Spend $200,000 on Your Child’s Bedroom?
So last week the Wall Street Journal filled me in on Dahlia Mahmood, an interior designer who created a lovely princess-themed bedroom for a Virginia […]
Where Is Shane Montgomery?
I can’t imagine what the parents of missing West Chester University student Shane Montgomery went through this past weekend as the search for their son […]
Which Matters More to Donor-Egg Recipients: Looks or IQ?
So you’re going shopping for a donor egg. What traits of the donor would be most important to you? A new study in the Journal […]
Wrong-Sperm Suit Is Really About the Burden of Being Black
A same-sex couple in Ohio is suing a Chicago-area sperm bank for wrongful birth and breach of warranty after receiving the wrong sperm, resulting in […]
Have a Kid with Autism? CHOP’s Autism Roadmap Is Your Best New Resource
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia just unveiled a very handy new website aimed at parents and families of kids with autism. It’s called the CAR Autism Roadmap, a […]
Q&A: Rutgers Law Prof Who Says Pedophilia Is Not a Crime
Margo Kaplan is not very popular today. In the Monday edition of the New York Times, the Rutgers-Camden law professor, an NYU and Harvard graduate, […]
Report: Abington Police, Delco DA Handed Out Dangerous Spyware
Back in 2011, Action News ran a story about ComputerCop, which was described as “a new Internet monitoring software designed to protect young people from […]
No, Thanks, Really, I Don’t Want Another Dog
I wrote a story for the September issue of the magazine about some very nice dogs. I started working on the story back in February, […]
Your Kids Can Shoot an Uzi Right Here in Pennsylvania
Tragic news came out of Arizona this week that a 9-year-old child accidentally killed a shooting instructor with an Uzi at the Bullets and Burgers […]
My Daughter Wants to Throw Like Mo’Ne Davis
This article was published before the Taney Dragons advanced to the Little League World Series on Sunday. “I don’t throw like a girl,” my 7-year-old daughter […]
What Does My Kid’s Apartment Say About Me?
I’m standing in an aisle at HomeGoods, holding a spoon rest. It’s a pretty thing, bright orange, shaped like a sunflower, and it only costs […]
We’re Not Criminalizing Parents. We’re Criminalizing Poverty.
On Sunday morning, I stopped into a Center City fast-food joint; I’ll not name it for reasons that may soon become clear. I took my […]
4th of July Jam In Philly: Good Concert, Bad Language
On Friday night, aka the 4th of July, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, Ed Sheeran and the Roots took to the stage in front of the […]
“Cover It Up!”: This Snarky, Satirical Rant About Public Breastfeeding Is Perfect
The Huffington Post published a 1,387-word, snark-filled rant about public breastfeeding last night that, in 17 hours, has taken the Internet by storm, with over 23,000 shares […]
Pennsport Teens Buying Alcohol from Cornhole-Playing Men Under I-95
And now for another edition of Drunk, Out of Control Philadelphia Teenagers! Last month at a Radio 104.5 block party show at the Piazza, some […]