First of all, I apologize if you came to this post looking for information about how to wean your baby. This post is sort of the opposite of a how-to post. Today I have a piece on Brain, Child …
10 Best Breakup Songs for Grownups (Even If You’re Not Breaking Up)
As I've grown older, music has become less and less important to my daily life. When I was a kid and then a teenager, music was always on. My dad was a huge music fan and introduced me to stuff (as I …
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Can Exercise Make Me a Better Writer and Mom?
I've always been a walker. And a runner. I've run in the Adirondacks of upstate New York, on cold mornings visiting my family. I've run around icy ponds in New England (and, yes, once fell and got …
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Three Simple Reasons Why I Blog
"You're blogging? What does that mean? Why?" Like many bloggers, I've gotten this question a lot. I've thought about it a lot. I've justified it in my head (as well as to my husband) …
Welcome to the Carnival of Evidence-Based Parenting! The New Parenthood Edition
It's our second edition of the Blog Carnival of Evidence-Based Parenting! If you're new to our carnival -- or blog carnivals in general -- a blog carnival is a collection of posts from different …
Get a “Blog Mentor”! Why It Takes a Village To Raise a Blogger
On The HerStories Project blog today, Stephanie and I are delighted to feature a friendship essay by writer, blogger, and social media extraordinaire Nina Badzin. Check out her essay, "The Case for a …
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