Parenting
Boy Scouts Consider Opening Their Troops to Gays
The Boy Scouts of American (BSA) is considering lifting a ban on gay troop leaders and scouts as early as next week. Bowing to pressure […]
Rehma Sabir's Death Brings Up Heartbreaking Questions
On her first birthday, Rehma Sabir, who lived with her parents on Ash Street in Harvard Square, received head trauma so severe that she died […]
When Mom and Dad Pay College Tuition in Full
It’s a common belief that any financial contribution a parent can make toward his or her child’s college education will help the kid in both the short and long run, […]
Wellesley Schools Want Every Fifth-Grader to Have an iPad
Photo credit: Brad Flickinger via Flickr Tomorrow night Wellesley schools will host a parent forum to discuss a proposal requiring every fifth grader to bring […]
Losing Our Religion
Many adults are leaving religion behind. But as they become parents, they’re confronting an uneasy question: What about the kids?
Eight Family-Friendly and Not-So-Family-Friendly Holiday Events
’Tis the season to spend some quality time with your loved ones, young and old. ’Tis also the season to be merrily downing two or […]
Should Women Drink Alcohol While Pregnant?
Striking numbers of expectant mothers are deciding that there’s nothing wrong with the occasional drink of alcohol.
Ding Dong, RIP
Photo via Hostess In fourth grade at Damascus Elementary School, everyone had their own way of eating a Ding Dong, and mine was this: I […]
Where Does Helicopter Parenting Make Sense? Football.
Football player photo via Shutterstock My son spends most of the school day trying to figure out how fast he can get to recess to […]
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Had A Baby Boy
Marissa Mayer photo by Giorgio Montersino on Flickr On Sunday, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to a baby boy, and after the congratulatory tweets […]
Live and Learn: The Advantages of Taking a Gap Year
Want your kid to ace college? Make him wait for it.
Five Things I Learned from Watching the Olympics with My Kids
1. TV is not necessarily evil. We don’t watch much television in our house, in part because we don’t have a TV set in our […]
My Six-Year-Old Daughter Will Never Be An Olympic Gymnast
Like millions of girls across the country, my six-year-old daughter recently decided she wants to be an Olympic gymnast. I don’t have the heart to […]
Did Helicopter Parenting Bring Down Jonah Lehrer?
According to Judith Warner, the new must-read parenting book, Madeline Levine’s Teach Your Children Well, is “a cri de couer from a clinician on the […]