Parenting
If a PA Teen Can’t Have Sex in Casablanca, Where Can He Have Sex?
When I was 16, I went on a high school trip to the then-Soviet Union. The trip was fascinating and horrible all at once, and […]
The Kids Really Are Alright
A new UCLA study has confirmed something we’ve known all along – gay moms and dads are just as good for kids as straight parents. […]
Jersey Mom Arrested for Slapping Daughter’s Bully
Jersey Mom and Grandmother Charged in Confrontation With Bullies. Jersey’s 28-year-old Rebecca Sardoni and her mother were arrested after they boarded a school bus to […]
How America Went From the Five-O’Clock Martini to Butt-Chugging
This week, when Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert referenced the uber-viral video of Tennessee University’s Pi Kappa Alpha frat brothers standing stoically while their lawyer […]
Why Is School Telling My Kid What to Eat?
“Noooooooo, Daddy!” screamed my six-year-old son the other day. With the level of angst in his little voice, you’d think that I was about to […]
Do It: Family Matters
Philadelphia Family Pride is hosting its Third Annual Family Matters Conference at Arcadia University to discuss issues related to LGBT families.
Baby in Bed: What’s So Bad About Co-Sleeping?
In the night, when the hours before the workday begins dwindle down toward zero, my wife and I often bring a fussy newborn boy to […]
Your Kids Are Injuring Themselves While You LOL and ROFL
Last year, 2.5 million kids under the age of four ended up in American emergency rooms for “nonfatal, nonintentional injuries.” That figure as increased each […]
Jersey Teacher Made Five-Year-Old Eat a Bagel From the Trash
A Cumberland County mother is outraged after she says a teacher Deerfield Township Elementary School made her 5-year-old daughter eat a bagel out of the […]
What to Do When Your Lover’s Kids Are Total Brats (Even Though They’re All Grown Up)
Dear Monica, I wanted to follow up on your recent column about stepmoms. I have been dating a man for more than a year who […]
Dad Leaves Baby Home Alone While He Goes Burgling
A Delaware County father is in some trouble after police say that he left his 1-year-old daughter home alone so that he could scope out […]
Cops Looking for Philly’s Raising Arizona Wannabes
Two burglars channeled H.I. McDonnough and robbed a deli on Frankford Avenue last month. They went in through the back door and made off with […]
Parental Prejudice: Why Is It Perfectly Acceptable to Hate Moms?
It’s a pretty broad generalization to say this, but I’m going to do it anyway: Much of my generation (Generation X? Y? Pre-Millennial?) is, if […]
Hey Mom and Dad, Thanks for All the Pot
The first time my dad caught me smoking pot, I was mortified. A college sophomore at the time, I had just sparked a pipe out […]
When it Comes to Breast-feeding, Dads Have No Rights
To say that my wife has become the undisputed point person in our home would be a gross understatement. Sure, before the twins I already […]