Parenting
25 Years a Mom
We’re driving into the city, my husband Doug and I, the car filled with pickaxes and shovels and flats of marigolds and pots of tomatoes. […]
Drexel Study Shows LGBT Parents Still Face Bias in Child Custody Disputes
Despite a plethora of studies showing that gay moms and dads are just as effective at parenting as their heterosexual counterparts, courts are not considering […]
How 13-Pound Philly Baby Waldo James Mysterious Dwyer Conquered the World
Just eight days into his life, Waldo James Mysterious Dwyer has already touched down on three continents, and no one will be surprised if the […]
New SAT to Focus on “College and Career Readiness.” So What Did the Old One Measure?
Finally facing the music about the test’s lack of efficacy, the rollout of a new Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) says that the College Board has […]
The Martyrdom of Mothers Must End
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3xM93rXbY Did you buy your mom a Mothers’ Day card yet? It’s probably been on your mind since Monday when American Greeting dropped this heavy-handed […]
Doctor’s Opinion: How My Experience With Post-Partum Depression Helps Me Relate to Patients
I just had my baby and thankfully, all is going well. He’s thriving and I am having a much better post-partum experience this time than […]
How to Get out of Having the Birds and the Bees Talk With Your Kid
World War II fascinates my 10-year-old son Michael, so I rented the movie Pearl Harbor from Verizon. I forgot what a horrible movie it is […]
Temple Launches Philly’s First Public Umbilical Cord-Blood Donation Program
Temple University Hospital announced today that it is establishing the city’s first public cord-blood donation program to collect stem cell-rich blood from discarded umbilical cords. […]
Normcore? More Like “Momcore”
The Thursday Styles section of the New York Times last week contained a big bloomingarticle on the fashion trend known as “normcore,” which the article […]
Poll: Should the School Day Start Later in the Morning?
Parents in Cheltenham have started a Facebook page — always the forefront of 2014-style activism — asking that the school open later in the morning, KYW […]
Science Finds a “Stupid” Gene. What Should We Do With That Information?
Linguist/philosopher and Philly native son Noam Chomsky once postulated that the current era of human history might “provide an answer to the question of whether […]
DHS Takes Child from Mom in SEPTA Video
Last week, a video of a mother ignoring her child on SEPTA made the Internet rounds, and police said Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services was […]
Parenting Consultants in Philly: Do You Actually Need One?
Last fall, 20 hours after our firstborn came home from the hospital, our little family welcomed its first visitor: my lactation consultant. She glided in, […]
Breastfeeding Benefits Overstated, Study Says
Slate has an interesting piece this week about a new study which found that the benefits of breastfeeding may have been overblown—drastically.
Mom’s Tylenol Use, Dad’s Age Are Latest Suspects on ADHD Front
A pair of recently concluded long-term studies may shine some light on the causes of ADHD as well as other mental illnesses including bipolar disorder, […]