Parenting
How to Get out of Having the Birds and the Bees Talk With Your Kid
World War II fascinates my 10-year-old son Michael, so I rented the movie Pearl Harbor from Verizon. I forgot what a horrible movie it is […]
Temple Launches Philly’s First Public Umbilical Cord-Blood Donation Program
Temple University Hospital announced today that it is establishing the city’s first public cord-blood donation program to collect stem cell-rich blood from discarded umbilical cords. […]
Normcore? More Like “Momcore”
The Thursday Styles section of the New York Times last week contained a big bloomingarticle on the fashion trend known as “normcore,” which the article […]
Poll: Should the School Day Start Later in the Morning?
Parents in Cheltenham have started a Facebook page — always the forefront of 2014-style activism — asking that the school open later in the morning, KYW […]
Science Finds a “Stupid” Gene. What Should We Do With That Information?
Linguist/philosopher and Philly native son Noam Chomsky once postulated that the current era of human history might “provide an answer to the question of whether […]
DHS Takes Child from Mom in SEPTA Video
Last week, a video of a mother ignoring her child on SEPTA made the Internet rounds, and police said Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services was […]
Parenting Consultants in Philly: Do You Actually Need One?
Last fall, 20 hours after our firstborn came home from the hospital, our little family welcomed its first visitor: my lactation consultant. She glided in, […]
Breastfeeding Benefits Overstated, Study Says
Slate has an interesting piece this week about a new study which found that the benefits of breastfeeding may have been overblown—drastically.
Mom’s Tylenol Use, Dad’s Age Are Latest Suspects on ADHD Front
A pair of recently concluded long-term studies may shine some light on the causes of ADHD as well as other mental illnesses including bipolar disorder, […]
Sorry, Parents: That “Make Your Baby a Genius,” Early-Learning Product You Bought Doesn’t Do Jack
We know, we know: Your baby is the smartest baby ever. You made sure of that when you shelled out big bucks for a program […]
In Triple Package, Do Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld Actually Believe What They’re Saying?
Amy Chua is the self-proclaimed “Tiger Mom” who came into the collective consciousness in 2011 when the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt of her […]
Dad Files: Why Every Philly Parent Should Check Out Nest
Our boys ran in circles at first, so overwhelmed by their options they couldn’t settle in and play with any single toy till they inventoried […]
Pediatrician: “We Don’t Accept Patients Whose Parents Won’t Vaccinate Them”
There’s an interesting read over on the Daily Beast right now that’s (not surprisingly) making a lot of waves among parents. It’s a rant-y piece […]
While Making Guacamole For the Super Bowl, I Discovered My Kids Are Now Smarter Than I Am
I had the avocados. I had a couple of tomatoes, and a lime. I even had cilantro, which I’d hiked all the way back across […]
Dad Files: How to Stay Happy in Marriage—Even When You Have Kids
On an average day, I wake up a little after 6 a.m., make myself a cup of coffee and prepare breakfast—oatmeal with bananas, or maybe […]