A new book suggests that there is radical potential in taking a career break — or "power pause" — to raise your kids.
The Internet I grew up with as an elder Millennial is wildly different from the one my daughter will experience — for better ...
The first and only phone message I’ve gotten from my kid’s elementary school this year was about parking lot safety reminders ...
It would be a beautiful day if it weren’t for the ash. It’s everywhere, even in my neighborhood in Venice — settling over the streets, falling from the sky. Even with the doors and windows ...
If you are parenting your way through the first part of the 21st century in America, you may regularly tap into an always humming and sometimes throbbing collective anxiety. There’s political ...
In my work with parents who are caring for a child with an eating disorder, I’ve become keenly aware of the language we use when talking about kids and food. Our words can shape our attitudes ...
The first time we spent the night together, bodies intertwined, I slept more soundly than I had in months. I awoke refreshed, relaxed, and guilty. I never cuddle my usual sleeping partner in bed ...
“And that is your rectum,” said my pelvic floor therapist, whom I’d met just an hour earlier. Her tone was preternaturally calm, considering that she just informed me an organ was falling ...
I turn away from my husband and his snoring, using my back to try to block out the light from my phone. It is my favorite time of day: 10 p.m., in bed, secretly scrolling my favorite app, NYTimes ...
The thing about throwing a birthday party is that your kid is already excited. Just the word “birthday” is enough to send them into a tailspin of joy and anticipation. But pulling off a great ...
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