One way to combat negative outcomes post-election is to raise more inclusive children. Post-election, many parents are considering how negative comments made by President-Elect Donald Trump will affect our children—both as actors and as victims. Referred to as The Trump Effect, there has been a significant increase in race and religious based taunting throughout the […]
Parents of color don’t receive a visit and a warning if their children are found playing alone; they are immediately blamed and far more likely to be arrested or lose custody of their children. At first glance, my 9-year-old daughter doesn’t look “poor.” She meticulously chooses her outfits for school, often sleeping in them—even the […]
More loyal than loving, I am deeply connected to my family and friends, but I am not your stereotypical “nurturing mother.” In a society where women are expected to be emotional and loving, I am analytical and often distant. Sometimes I wonder if my brain is missing a chip. The other day my son Bobby […]
It’s a lot easier to put baby’s needs first when you’ve got the money to do it. When we discovered we were pregnant, like so many other parents, we turned childrearing into a graduate-level research project. I spent hours studying breastfeeding, cosleeping, and attachment parenting. I read studies—I choose to believe some experts (Dr. Sears) […]
Liberal parents are “parent-friends”: parents first, but still invested in a good relationship with our children. Last week, Kelly Ripa, co-host of the very popular “Live with Kelly and Michael Show,” repeated a popular piece of modern parenting lore saying that she doesn’t worry if her child doesn’t like her because she is her daughter’s mother, […]
