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.
Stories of two parents who spy on their kids — one on purpose, the other by accident.
Heather told me she did everything wrong in her first years as a mom. Judge for yourself (but don’t be too judgy).
All kinds of stinky: a new longest shortest time presents itself.
A pregnant woman talks about the expectations of childbirth and early motherhood, and confronts her fears over giving birth to a boy.
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]