Category Archive

Families

Our sister site Offbeat Mama launched in 2009, became Offbeat Families in 2012, and was merged into Offbeat Home & Life in 2015. This archive contains all the posts ever published on those sites! We believe that while children change your life forever, being around kids doesn’t necessitate abandoning your identity. We believe in supporting and inspiring parents and caregivers who are moving beyond mainstream visions of parenting. We welcome anyone who’s interested in families, whether you’re pre-parental, in the process of becoming a parent, or choosing to live childfree.

Prom gown shopping with an offbeat teen

My offbeat teen doesn’t know what she wants in a prom gown, but she definitely knows what she DOESN’T want — what to do?

Can you get ready for pregnancy YEARS before you plan on having a baby?

I’m not planning on having a kid for a few years, but it’s totally cool if I get my body ready now, right? Right?!

Should minors have complete access to information?

As a Library and Information Studies grad student, I have been reading theory concerning the 1st Amendment and specifically how it affects media offered to kids.

Pushba in Mamasan

What happens when you bring together longtime Offbeat Mama icon Pushba and longtime Offbeat Mama sponsor Mamasan Maternity? This hotness…

“They have babies there, too”: tips for traveling internationally with an infant

Thinking of taking your infant around the world (or at least overseas)? Get hip with these guidelines and you’ll be golden!

Reading fantasy fiction and raising independent kids

Besides their heavy-handed religious allegory, eurocentrism, phallocentrism and imperialism, the Narnia books suffer from a problem common in children’s literature. We’ll call it the Aslan Dilemma.

Did you find out the sex of your baby?

Did you find out the gender of your baby? If so — did it change how you felt about the birth? If not — why not?

Moving back in with the ‘rents

I’ve moved back home once, twice, three times. In this climate about one in every five people in the UK approaching 30 live with their parents. But it doesn’t have to be all bad – I’m making it work!