My Big Fat Queer Jewish Family
David Shneer, his partner Gregg, and their friend Caryn are a “three-parent, two-house, one-home family” getting ready to bring a new life into the world. Much to his chagrin, the number one question he’s receiving is “Which one of you is the father?”
Finding a friendship with your teen
Wondering how in the world you’re ever going to get on with your kid once he or she is a teen? Kim relates the steps she’s taken to bond with her now fifteen-year-old.
A daycare teacher’s thoughts on choosing childcare
Kat is a professional childcare provider who’s been there, done that when it comes to just about everything you can dream up about kids in daycare. Here’s a few tips about how to pick a center that works for you.
Where Children Sleep: a look into the bedrooms of kids
James Mollison is a Kenya-born, England-raised photographer who recently released a book called Where Children Sleep.
How do you pick gifts for your the kids of your ONbeat parent friends?
Wondering what to get the kids of your onbeat mom and dad friends? Here’s a few potential ideas!
Achieving a love-filled homebirth
Amy and her partner, Mary, planned a homebirth with their first son, but circumstances didn’t work in their favor. Happily for them, their second son’s birth took place in their home.
A year of sleeping dangerously
We started tracking Tavi’s sleep the day after he was born, using a tool called Trixie Tracker. I knew I couldn’t control Tavi’s newborn sleep habits, but somehow keeping track of the awfulness was going to help me.
This 3-year-old knows more about gender than you do
Unlike many of us adults who stumble around trying to read cues from other people, stressing over using the wrong words, kids learn to just ask: “Should I use boy words, girl words, or something else to describe you?”