AltWeeklies Wire
Your kid will, toonew
Young parents, stop trying so hard to raise little darlings. It won't work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Eric Celeste |
07-19-2012 |
Children & Families
Carpe Dayumnew
My 11 year-old son's first date leaves him more experienced than I was at 23.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
11-10-2011 |
Commentary
Occupy Thisnew
Why the Tea Party and Occupy movements are not alike.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Buc, Yesnew
Learning to love football season: One woman's advice.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
10-04-2011 |
Commentary
Hippie Mom Battles Grocernew
Caring about what our children eat is a good thing - up to a point.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
09-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
Why I'm Glad My Kids Aren't Normalnew
My twin sons aren't like other kids.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
06-20-2011 |
Commentary
Say Goodnight, Mickeynew
The sad demise of a hallowed Disney tradition: Grad Nite.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
06-20-2011 |
Commentary
Alberta Moms Organizing For Breast Milk Banknew
Human milk banking would help ensure health of preemies and babies with sick mothers.
SEE Magazine |
Angela Brunschot |
01-21-2011 |
Children & Families
Tags: Parenting, Breast Milk
The Rise of the Stay-at-Home Dadnew
Paul Schwartz and the East Bay Dads represent a growing contingent of men who are quitting their day jobs to change diapers while their wives work full time to support the family. Though the recession has played a part in the shifting demographic, for many families, the dad's transition to domesticity was a calculated choice.
East Bay Express |
Caitlin Esch |
03-24-2010 |
Culture
Problem Child or Problem Parent?new
Paying kids to do chores? Ludicrous.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
10-16-2008 |
Culture
Trendzilla: Babies for Obama!new
Instead of pastel pinks and powder blues, BabyWit.com has been selling its unique range of baby and toddler clothing since 2003 -- lately it's Baby Wit's political tees that have been receiving the most attention.
Leave No Child Inside: How Nature-Deficit Disorder is Affecting Our Kidsnew
Despite all the benefits that outdoor play offers, more and more kids are spending their time inside instead of out. In fact, according to a recent report put out by the National Wildlife Federation, children are spending half as much time outside as they did 20 years ago.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
07-21-2008 |
Children & Families
Sex Files: Questions About Sex Abound for New Momsnew
Unless you adopted your child, you got to this point by having sex. Many new parents want to know when it is O.K. to have intercourse again after a vaginal or cesarean delivery. The basic answer is: There really is no specific time frame. It all depends on how you and your partner feel about it.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
07-03-2008 |
Advice
Yes, I Brought My Preschooler to Burning Mannew
I'll tell you straight: the reason I brought my preschooler to Burning Man is not that I'm some super-mom who never needs a break from her kid and doesn't love to party like a grown-up. It was because I wanted to go, and I didn't have any volunteers for a weeklong babysitting gig.
East Bay Express |
Kris Vagner |
05-22-2008 |
Culture
'The Ten Year Nap' Explores the 'Opt-Out Revolution'new
This is a novel of manners as much as a literary take on a sociological dilemma, and as a portrait of the modern heterosexual urban bourgeoisie, much of it is wickedly bang-on.
East Bay Express |
Jolisa Gracewood |
05-01-2008 |
Fiction