Features

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grief

I Learned As A Kid To Hide My Tears. Now I Teach Young People How To Be Sad

by Renée Watson

Through my work with young people, I've developed concrete ways to connect with kids who are hurting. Here are just a few of them.

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Life

The Winter of My Box Cakes

by Diksha Basu

Every day after school my mood descends with the sun. Low stakes baking is my antidote to despair.

Parenting

Adaptive Screens Are Great, But I Still Want My Son To Learn Braille

by Anna Zivarts

When only about 10% of low-vision kids are taught braille, something gets lost.

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NO BUT SERIOUSLY

How Do You Teach A Kid To Be "Good At The Internet" Now?

by Rebecca Ackermann

The internet I grew up with was wildly different from the one my daughter will experience.

books

What If I Wanted To Be A Stay-At-Home Mom For Existential Reasons?

by Lucy Morris

A new book suggests that there is radical potential in taking a career break to raise your kids.

The girl is 3 years old. I'm waiting in the car to be ready.
Parenting

School Dropoff Is Everything That Sucks About Car Culture

by Anna Zivarts

We need better transportation options — not just for kids, but for everyone.

Life

With The Fires Still Burning, An L.A. Mom Looks For The Helpers

by Fortesa Latifi

People in Los Angeles are coping with fear and loss by taking care of each other — directly.

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new year

Maybe We Can Be Mothers And Still Feel Free

by Kathleen Donahoe

I’m only realizing now how deeply the pandemic colored my perspective on parenting.

food

Let’s Abolish The Phrase “Picky Eater”

by Oona Hanson

We honor adults’ idiosyncratic food selections all the time — so why are we suspicious and critical of our children’s tastes?

pain

Emily Oster Never Warned Me About Prodromal Labor

by Libby Fischer Connell

When I brought this up to my midwife, she said, “Yeah, we don’t tell people about it because we don’t want to scare you.”