Do you think that being called an introvert is a good thing or a characteristic about which to be ashamed? I have a piece on a website that I love called Role/Reboot: Make Sense of Men and Women. …
How I made peace with “older” motherhood
The astounding increase in the number of "older" parents -- those in their late thirties, forties, and beyond -- has been called one of the greatest "natural experiments" of our time. There's been …
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Is a Claim of “Brain-Based” Enough? How Parents Can Tell “Good” Science From “Bad”
How many times have you seen a toy for your kid or come across an ad for a learning program that claims to be "research-based" or "brain-based"? New parents hear that Baby Einstein products may …
My editorial on Getting Smart about home schooling
I have an editorial post today on Getting Smart, the blog about innovations in learning and teaching. I summarize the responses that I heard from parents on my post "10 Thoughts about Homeschooling …
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My First Featured Post on BlogHer
Today I have one of the featured posts on BlogHer. My first feature on BlogHer! And who would have guessed that it would be because of an HBO show that terrified and horrified me? And my post …
My Guest Post on Fearless Formula Feeder: Where Does Breastfeeding Guilt Come From?
As part of my preparation for starting this blog, as a model for research-based writing that is also personal and warm, I read Suzanne Barston's Bottled Up: How the Way We Feed Babies Has Come to …