Parenting
In Defense of the Ugly But Glorious Mom Swimsuit
One day in early May, exactly 22 days before the local community pool opened, my phone buzzed. It was a half-panicky text from my friend […]
Everything You Need to Know About the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine and Kids, According to an Epidemiologist
As early as this week, the FDA is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency-use authorization in adolescents ages 12 to 15, and on […]
I Thought Making Money as an Instagram Momfluencer Would Be Easy
About a year ago, I fell deep into the rabbit hole of perfect motherhood on Instagram. I found myself awake well past midnight, unable to […]
Meet Buddha Babe, Mount Airy’s New Boutique for Gorgeous Handmade Baby Goods
Tina Dixon Spence speaks on her children’s line, Buddha Babe, and opening a storefront in the middle of the pandemic. What I make: “Bibs, blankets […]
What Is Pandemic Life Doing to Our Kids? Maybe Not What We Think
The moms are very worried. Since March of 2020 — when schools started closing and COVID got real — you can find them (okay, us) […]
Dolly Parton Will Send Free Books to up to 2,000 Philly Kids Each Month
Dolly Parton is having a moment. A rather extended one, in fact. More than 54 years after she released her first album, the music icon […]
Meet Montco Mamas, a New Initiative Fighting the Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality
Though U.S. infant mortality rates have been dropping nationally over the past 10 years — and even reached a historic all-time low in 2018 — […]
When You’re Rowhome Parenting in a Pandemic, Everyone Can Hear You Shouting
One of the things I generally appreciate about living in a rowhome is the sense that I’m never truly alone. I mean this in a […]
10 Virtual School Tips from a Philly Parenting Consultant
If you have school-age children in the Philadelphia area during COVID, chances are they are doing virtual school this fall. This presents a host of […]
Hey, Philly Parents: You Can Get a Free Crib from the City
Great news, parents! You can get a free Pack n’ Play crib delivered right to your door (contactless, of course), thanks to the Department of […]
Will the COVID-19 Shutdown Have a Lasting Impact on My Cooped-Up Kids?
During our second week stuck at home, Georgia, my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, turned to me and said, “Daddy, I stopped picking my nose. Can I go […]
Why I, Like So Many in My Generation, Can’t Make Up My Mind About Having Kids
It seems like it used to be easier. Or at least that there wasn’t much deliberation involved. First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes […]
4 Ways Employers Can Support New Moms at Work
There’s something no one really tells you about being a new mom: it can be lonely. I remember bringing my twins home from the hospital […]
I Let My Son Try Archery Deer Hunting in Philly. Here’s What It Was Like
You might say that my wife and I were more than a little surprised when our 13-year-old son announced that he wanted to go deer […]
The 40 Best Public High Schools in Philadelphia and the Suburbs
We crunched the numbers on academic performance and learning environment to bring you the schools* at the top of their class. City Schools Listed alphabetically […]