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Category: Think

  • Stop bitching about how much better being a kid used to be

    Being a kid in the 1970s, 80s or 90s was so much better than today, or so says countless essays, listicles and Facebook rants. We played in the street, stayed put until dark and used our imagination instead of iPads. Our parents were stern, but still gave us freedom to…

  • Break the rules, not their spirits

    My mother often calls me, “Miss Law and Order,” not because I work in the legal field, but because, from a young age, I tended to always follow the rules. If my family played a game together, you can bet I observed everyone’s moves closely, lest they attempt to cheat.…

  • The meanies lost, or how I taught my four-year-old about the Holocaust 

    I watched my son gaze curiously at the wall of the synagogue; his eyes falling on a worn and tattered scroll behind a glass display. We were visiting my parents’ synagogue during the first two two days of Passover, and my son wanted to learn more about the Torah, the…

  • The truth about working from home with kids

    When I was pregnant with my first child, I decided I would keep working. My job as a writer/editor enabled me to work from home, and, while it didn’t pay a lot, it did provide decent insurance coverage for my family. My husband, then an independent contractor, also worked from…

  • To my fellow stay-at-home moms on a ‘day without women’

    On March 8, thousands (millions?) of women will forego working in support of “A Day Without Women,” a protest organized by those behind the Women’s March on Washington. The organizers are well-meaning, but what’s that they say about “good intentions?” According to the organizers’ website, women can participate in one…

  • Mom-shaming is bad enough, so don’t fuel it with fake fire

    By now you are familiar with the story of the birth photographer who told a potential customer her cesarean delivery wasn’t a real birth. The photographer chastised the pregnant woman for “cutting corners” and choosing surgery over vaginal birth. The alleged text message exchange was first posted on the Sanctimommy…

  • 5 Easy ways to add science to your preschooler’s day

    This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small percentage from any purchases made through this blog. Winter is here, and for many of us, that often means lots of time indoors. If you have kids like mine, being inside often leads to boredom, which leads them to “experimenting” with…

  • Randi Zuckerberg inspires future leaders with “Missy President”

      Could a homework assignment lead you straight to the White House? Randi Zuckerberg explores the idea in her latest book, Missy President.

  • 5 Parenting resolutions for 2017

    Another year immersing myself in the world of parenting, both real and virtual, is drawing closer to an end. I thought about what I might want for the coming year, and my answers, I am sure, are similar to your own. I hope for continued health, happiness and prosperity for…

  • Changing our morning changed everything 

    Difficult, stubborn, strong-willed, a free spirit. All of these words describe my oldest son. He is only four, yet he often pushes me over the line between parent and child. I am not ashamed to admit I have lost my cool on occasion. I have found myself sucked into battle…