The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #150: His Id Speaks English

Research shows that kids who learn languages early have lots of advantages. This week, a dad who speaks five languages makes the case for teaching his kid only one. English.

EPISODE #131: Parent Spies

Stories of two parents who spy on their kids — one on purpose, the other by accident.

EPISODE #22: The Mom Who Did Everything Wrong

Heather told me she did everything wrong in her first years as a mom. Judge for yourself (but don’t be too judgy).

No Shit

All kinds of stinky: a new longest shortest time presents itself.

EPISODE #15: What YOU Expect When You’re Expecting

A pregnant woman talks about the expectations of childbirth and early motherhood, and confronts her fears over giving birth to a boy.

Show Me the Bunnies!

A few weeks ago Sasha began to discover that there were all kinds of things in this world that I won’t let her do. Like follow a big white dog into an apartment building. Or run around the house with an open bubbles container. Or drink sunscreen from the tube (or at all). There’s been […]

How to Help Your Person Be a Person

As Sasha moves out of babyhood and solidly into toddlerhood, I find myself delving into the vast realm of parenting books. It is so hard to know where to begin when it comes to helping your person become a person, so I asked a friend for a recommendation and she suggested How to Talk So […]

Let Me Take That From You

Saturday morning, completely unexpectedly, Sasha stopped nursing. We were down to just one feeding per day and before this weekend she seemed to really be enjoying it. But when I brought her to bed and offered her the boob this time, she did the thing she does when I offer her food she doesn’t want: […]