“The Child is the Father of the Man”: Children and the Invitation to Eternity
Catherine Pakaluk’s book, “Hannah’s Children,” is concerned with the phenomenon of religious women who choose to welcome five or more children. There […]
Don’t Count on Other People’s Kids in Your Childfree Life
“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” ― Neil Postman Living in cultural decline is easiest […]
Don’t Believe the Hype; Low-Tech Childhood Still Possible
Phones, tablets, and television are a subject on which many parents have caved. Like sugar and junk food, many people have convinced […]
Catherine Pakaluk’s “Hannah’s Children”: The Hidden Motives of Those Who Welcome Children
“Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth” is a unique book. The qualitative economic study of college-educated women in the […]
Demographic Collapse is a Local Issue: The Response is Personal
A strange new coalition of vaguely conservative political actors is taking shape. One of the common threads is concern over declining birth […]
“My Bounty is As Boundless As the Sea”: The Feminine Vantage Point Beyond the Material World
My friend’s hairdresser rereads classics covered in high school English classes each decade of her life. Because we live in a culture […]
Read Aloud 5 Minutes a Day for Harmony in the Home
Claims made in personal improvement advice seem improbable to impossible to one muddling through an ordinary day. Standing in soggy shoes after […]
What to do with Your Most Annoying Child
Here, we begin a series on “your most annoying child.” Everyone has one! Just as we should not play favorites, it’s bad […]
Eliminate Print Patterns for Increased Calm
Years ago, I wrote about the question “Why Does My Child Scream Uncontrollably?” This question followed a disorienting interaction I had with […]
“Lovely” is Just the Word for Being a Woman
Last month I wrote for The Federalist about an encouraging sign in marketing: celebrating the joys of being a woman! It was […]