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Rise of the Dad Wars
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Increasingly, women aren't the only ones being criticized for choosing to stay at home with their kids
I’ve got “baby fever”
Tracy Clark-Flory
Could there be real science behind the old cliche of a woman's biological clock? I didn't believe it -- until now
When your child is gay
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Kids are coming out at younger and younger ages -- and parents need to help them. Here's how
My pregnancy rebellion
Marie C. Baca
I was fed up with rules that mark the beginning of an identity loss for mothers. So I took a stand, in an odd way
“Game of Thrones” parenting lessons
Ned Vizzini
The HBO show is violent and sexually graphic -- and it's filled with wisdom about being a dad
The new autism reality
Ann Bauer
The recent stats may seem scary. But as a mom who worried in solitude, I know there's hope in not being alone
A father responds to his gay 7-year-old
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A touching blog post illustrates what a loving father should say when his second grader comes out
Redefining “wife material”
Lucy McKeon
"Mad Men" reminds us that the idea of the "marriageable woman" has evolved dramatically -- and continues to, today
Easter egg hunt gone wild
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A group of zealous parents ruins a Colorado holiday tradition. How did this happen?
Is my son the next Trayvon?
Quincy McCoy
A senseless shooting reminds a father that there's no way to keep his son safe -- even if he's just walking home
Friends with marriages
Irin Carmon
"Friends With Kids" is ostensibly a movie about parenting -- but it also offers baffling lessons about matrimony
Parenting advice from George Clooney’s dad
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Nick Clooney explains how he raised Hollywood's socially aware icon
When parents drug their kids
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Antihistamines can knock out even the loudest child on a plane. Is it safe -- or just bad parenting?
Rochester’s ridiculous banned book controversy
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A book about same-sex parenting creates an uproar when it gets banned from a Minnesota library
Home-schooled and illiterate
Kristin Rawls
The religious right calls it the "responsible" choice, but for some kids it means isolation with little education
Escaping the gender trap
Eve Gerber
Peggy Orenstein talks about ways parents can help their kids think outside society's pink/blue divide
When Harry met Sally – and ruined the rom-com
Andrew O'Hehir
The movie set the lame template for Hollywood's romantic comedies. As "Friends With Kids" proves, it still does
What we gained through infertility
Joanna Lovinger
Trying to have our own baby made John and me miserable. Admitting defeat was a heartbreak -- and a revelation
Inside the bully economy
Thomas Rogers
A provocative new book argues that deregulation is leading to more school shootings. We speak to the author
Politicians’ beliefs deserve scrutiny
Russ Baker
Mocking Mormons' special undies is silly, but we should question how a candidate's faith affects decision-making
Parenting secrets of a college professor
Kathleen Volk Miller
On campus, I see the damage that anxious overparenting has created. So, in my home, I'm trying something different
Reefer madness
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Middle-school anti-drug campaigns have barely changed in decades. Are they too lame to work with today's preteens?
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