Parenting
Philly Man Tries to Buy Baby
A 54-year-old man from Philadelphia has been charged after it was discovered that he was in negotiations to purchase a newborn from its mother in […]
How to Parent College-Aged Kids
I am sitting at my desk, multi-tasking, gum cracking, Windows XP popping, when from the hallway outside my door I hear, “Moooooooooom?” The proverbial needle […]
The Check-Up: Dads Have Less Testosterone
Men, I hate to break it to you, but a new study found that a guy’s testosterone level drops after he becomes a parent. And […]
Philadelphia School District Has Some Shortcomings When Dealing With Violence
A new report shows that the Philadelphia School District has some shortcomings. Ya don’t say! The report details the District’s lack of accountability when it […]
Parents Camped Out at the Penn Alexander School
You’d have thought a Best Buy at 42nd and Locust was offering 52-inch plasmas at 50-percent off this morning as people lined the sidewalks in […]
The Big, BIG Apple
My daughter called yesterday evening from Queens, New York, where she’s staying with her friend Gabby for a month and working as an urban camp […]
For History Lessons, Let Kids Play
A million years ago, when I was in the fourth grade at Glenside Weldon Elementary School, I got to be the Empress of China in […]
The Gayby Factor
For years the debate has raged about how many people actually identify as LGBT. The hotly contested, if not underwhelmingly low and outdated 10 percent […]
Mother’s Day Goes Gay
For the child of lesbians, Mother’s Day is never simple. Sunday was no exception. For starters, how many Mother’s Day cards should my daughter buy? […]
How to Save Your Gay Kid
There was an odd, poignant convergence of stories in the New York Times and the journal Pediatrics this week. The Times had a page-one piece […]
A Test for Bad Parenting
Armageddon’s here. Science—or pseudoscience—is developing genetic tests that purport to tell parents which sports their kids are destined to excel in. Researchers have been keying […]
Who’s Your Baby?
All around the world, men make more money than women, even when they hold jobs where they perform the same work and have the same […]
Mother Superior: Ancient Chinese Secret?
Yale prof and mom-of-two Amy Chua set the Internets aflutter this weekend when the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt from her new book, Battle […]
An Empty Nester’s Christmas
So here it is, finally. Christmas Eve. Time to exhale and marvel at what I’ve accomplished yet again. Year after year, there’s an overwhelming amount […]
Old Ladies Are Smart!
Old ladies are smart. Or maybe just wise, which doesn’t always mean smart as much as it does experienced. Case in point: I’ve been thinking […]