I Need to Be Released From the Hell That Is Feeding My Picky DaughterMy 5-year-old daughter is amazing and smart, but she’s an incredibly picky eater. It’s impossible to get any vegetable into her that’s not precisely cooked broccoli, of which she’ll only have a few bites.
A Fundamental Stage of Human Reproduction Is ShiftingCan humans ever break free of menopause? For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game.
Let’s Hear It for the Average KidsIt’s a tough time of year for the “average” kids — and for their parents. At the end of the school year, rewards and recognitions abound: prom king and queen, sports banquets, perfect attendance awards, honor roll, scholarships. And of course, only a select few kids can get these.
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My Parents Pushed Their Backwards Beliefs Onto Me. I Won’t Let It Happen With My Daughter.Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. My wife and I have a wonderful 3-year-old daughter, Chelsea. My parents are involved, loving grandparents, but one issue gives us pause.
The Supplement Industry Has Come For KidsYou’ve been on the neuropsych wait list for eight months. You’ve been searching for an in-network health care provider for a year. You have a feeling the babysitter is going to quit soon, and that’s going to be a whole thing.
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20 Delightful Idioms From Around the WorldIdioms are by definition non-literal, but native speakers of a language rarely think about just how nonsensical these sayings can sometimes be.
U.S. v. Google: As landmark 'monopoly power' trial closes, here's what to look forThe landmark monopoly trial between the U.S. Justice Department and Google comes to a finale this week. After a five-month hiatus, both sides will present closing arguments starting Thursday aiming to persuade the federal judge why they should win the case.
‘Help! Our DEI Trainer Won’t Stop Talking About Kink’The individual straight cises whom I work with are pretty nice for the most part. Still, people (mostly my boomer coworkers) often misgender other people (mostly the younger they/thems) at my office and bristle when corrected.
Law that ended single-family zoning is struck down for five Southern California citiesA Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled that a landmark law ending single-family-home-only zoning in California is unconstitutional, a decision that could lead to the law being invalidated in the state’s largest cities.
20 Delightful Idioms From Around the WorldIdioms are by definition non-literal, but native speakers of a language rarely think about just how nonsensical these sayings can sometimes be.
Brittney Griner’s Memoir Reveals a Dark Underlying Truth About Life in RussiaI would watch a show where Tucker Carlson interviews Brittney Griner.
13 of the Best Parenting Podcasts for MomsHave you bought your mom (or your mom friend) a Mother’s Day gift yet? If you’re reading this and it’s too late to order flowers, text her a list of these mom-centric parenting podcasts instead.
Emily Oster Softens UpEmily Oster is not for everyone. Occupying a niche so niche that it’s exclusively her own, the economist–cum–parent influencer has the kind of cool self-assuredness that anxiety-ridden parents covet—and that some physicians find alarming.