Would you believe that I've never been an official member of a book club? I've attended a few sporadically, but I never became a committed member. I read ravenously, but most of the …
Introducing the HerStories Project! A Website and Survey about New Motherhood
If you're arriving from the More Than Mommies mixer, Welcome! My blogging collaborator (Stephanie of Mommy, For Real) had a big week. We started a whole new project about motherhood, friendship, and …
Is There a Cure for the “Baby Bug”? Do I Want One?
This week I was in Boston for less than a day to defend my dissertation. My hearing was successful, and I'm done! Several years of coursework, research, dissertation writing.... I should be …
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10 Reasons Why I Hope My Son Is Bored
When I was a kid, growing up on a farm in the Adirondacks of upstate New York, I do remember declaring the universal, "I'm bored" with a dramatic sigh to my parents. But not that often. And my …
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Do Homeschooling Moms Show the Paradoxes of Modern Motherhood?
For the second installment of Experts Unplugged, I spoke with Jennifer Lois, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Western Washington University, about homeschooling and parenting. For almost a …
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A Parenting Researcher Reveals To Me Why Our Parenting Style Matters
Are you a helicopter parent, attachment parent, or intensive parent, and why does it matter? This is the introductory post to my new series, Experts Unplugged. In this series, I will explore …
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