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  • Q&A with Science of Parenthood’s Norine Dworkin-McDaniel and Jessica Ziegler

    Hi all, I’m taking a break from my regularly scheduled blogging to bring you a special post featuring the fabulous ladies behind the hilarious Science of Parenthood. Norine Dworkin-McDaniel and Jessica Ziegler have the scoop on their upcoming book, Science of Parenthood: Thoroughly Unscientific Explanations for Utterly Baffling Parenting Situations. Read…

  • Less judgement please

    In case you missed it, I’m on Sammiches and Psych Meds talking about tantrums. Please give my article a read. (Sharing is caring!)

  • Having kids made me love my body

    There are a lot of beautiful stories to encourage mothers to embrace every extra pound, to view every stretch mark as a badge of honor, to see the joy in the jiggle of excess skin. These stories remind us that the loss of our figures is well worth the happiness…

  • Why Marissa Mayer is a bad example for men

    Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is pregnant again, this time with identical twin girls, and just as she did with her first child, the mogul announced she will be taking limited time off after the twins are born and working throughout her pregnancy. Mayer, who assumed her role at Yahoo while…

  • 5 parenting shows that need to be made immediately

    Fall is fast approaching, and with it comes the onslaught of television premieres. Networks will test out dozens of new shows in the hopes that one will become a hit. We can expect the usual crop of small-screen staples: the medical drama, the family comedy, the reality show, the cooking…

  • Orange is the New Black: playground edition

    They’re strong, opinionated, and ready to defend their territory. Just like most of the moms I know, the ladies of Orange is the New Black are a strong and colorful bunch. Change Litchfield into a playground and you have the makings of one interesting show.

  • The invisible mother

    Ask people what superpower they would like, and they will often answer, “invisibility.” The idea that you can move about undetected is intriguing. You could uncover government secrets or spy on a suspicious neighbor. The lure of being unseen is peppered throughout pop culture, from Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak to…

  • Sharing baby Zuckerberg: The first kid of Facebook

    Mark Zuckerberg, recently shared the news (on Facebook, what else?} of his wife’s pregnancy, noting he and Priscilla Chan had been trying for a long time to conceive, and offering encouragement to other couples with similar fertility challenges.

  • How to act when you see a child having a tantrum

    I get it, kids can be annoying, and kids throwing fits in public can stir up some nasty thoughts about why children should all exist in their own universe. I am not one of those moms who thinks her children are perfect. I didn’t even like kids all that much…

  • Why I gave up on creating a good sleeper

    When I put my son to bed, he is awake and drowsy. He closes his eyes, drifts off to sleep and wakes only when he has a true physiological need for something. He sometimes seeks comfort from others, but knows how to self-soothe. He accepts sleep and welcomes it every…