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 […]
The Strange Malady of Having Regular Parents
I’ve written before about the crushing weight of trauma people seem to have in response to events and experiences that are, objectively, […]
“Wild Strawberries,” Cold Mothers, and Embryos on Ice
Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 film “Wild Strawberries” (“Smultronstället” in Swedish) is a portrait of a man whose mother was cold. The protagonist, a […]
Pursuing Creativity through Order in Motherhood: “The Baby on the Fire Escape” and “The Compleat Woman”
There’s a cultural misperception that spontaneity and impulse are the fertile ground of artistic expression. Undeniably, there is a long and storied […]
Bee Wilson’s “First Bite”: Rethinking How We Eat and the Breastfeeding World Tour
There are certain writers whose work, no matter the topic, I will read because their perspective is perennially interesting. Such is the […]
Amy Chua’s “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”: Is “Chinese Parenting” Really Better?
When J.D. Vance was announced as the GOP candidate for vice-president, I, like many people, was reminded of his mystifying memoir of […]
Why Being the “Fun Mom” Does Not Work and What To Do Instead
I’ve had the experience and heard many mothers share it of trying to be “fun.” When you go out of your way […]