Parenting
On Parenting: Searching for Meaning in a Bowl of Rice
Somehow, our dull dinner hour had morphed into a bona fide family event, and I realized that Annie had supplied us with a dose of pure joy that is the highest function of babies everywhere.
Tales of a Fourth-Grade Party
The drop-off party was nothing short of a revelation. I felt the way you do when your plane lands in Florida in mid-February.
You're Feeling Very Sleepy
If you thought you had a tough time staying awake in college seminars, just try not to doze off as Harvard professors read the bedtime […]
A Mother's Day Thank You to My Mothers in Arms
For suggesting that I keep a Stain Stick near the changing table and a Swiffer in the dining room. For hand-me-down clothes. More to the […]
On Parenting: Three's a Charm?
I was in the second trimester of my third pregnancy, and my overarching feeling was, well, anticlimax. I know, I know. I was growing a […]
On Parenting: Learning to Love Bedtime
Last night our ten-month-old baby cried for an hour after I put her down. She never does that. Usually it’s ten minutes and she conks […]
Siblings and the Boston Public School Lottery
If you’ve got young kids in the city, the Boston Public Schools lottery is on your mind. Boston‘s Amy Traverso recently prescribed strategies for dealing […]