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November 2015

November 10, 2015

One Million Moms Declares War on Children of Gay Parents

This "war" rhetoric may appear bombastic, but the rights of children of gay parents are...

November 07, 2015

In Defense of Letting Kids Talk Back

Don't get me wrong, having your child obey you without question is convenient. It makes...

October 2015

October 19, 2015

No, Praising Children Will Not Make Them Selfish

I would argue that responding to children who think themselves above the rules and better...

October 14, 2015

Marriage Is Not a Magical Social Cure

It is true that children in married parent homes do better than children in unmarried...

October 13, 2015

The Problem with Gendering Kids’ Halloween Costumes Is Othering, Not Sexualizing

I have a serious problem with the increased gendering of children's career-based Halloween costumes. As...

September 2015

September 21, 2015

What Happened to Teaching Kids to Respect People’s Name Preferences?

When I was in middle school, I briefly tried out the youth group at my...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

What My Cisgender Children Have Taught Me About Gender Identity

But my takeaway here—the main thing I've realized—is that gender identity and gender performance really...

August 19, 2015

The Battle for the Target Toy Aisle

As for the bit about God creating each boy for himself, the way he wanted...

August 04, 2015

Are Creationists Withholding Information from Children?

In the end, arguing that creationists are withholding information from children to keep them from...

August 01, 2015

Part of Parenting Is Letting Go (School Edition)

School approaches, and in my Facebook feed I’ve seen many posts by moms sending their...

July 2015

July 16, 2015

When Love Is Abuse

I was raised in an evangelical home. Between five and ten years ag I went...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

Gamergate Comes Home

I am not and never have been a gamer. My interest in various fandoms (I'm...

April 15, 2015

A Letter from Jesus and Living in Fear

This letter communicates to an impressionable little girl that she is selfish and a bad...

April 14, 2015

Red Town, Blue Town

The last time I visited my hometown to see my parents and siblings, I found...

April 06, 2015

Stop Stressing Out and Give Your Kid a Snuggle

As a working mother, I often feel guilt about the amount of time I spend---or...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

The Radical Notion that Children Can Have Anxiety Too

By Samantha. What has stuck with me about this particular conversation is the reaction I...

March 21, 2015

I Co-sleep, But: Some Thoughts on Attachment Parenting

Dr. Sears, who is widely known as the founder of AP, says he's never seen...

March 10, 2015

Stop Saying Kids Aren’t Expensive!

I suspect that Anna feels judged by the people who who balk when they find...

March 01, 2015

When We Expect More of Our Children than of Ourselves

How often do we expect more of our children than we do of ourselves?

January 2015

January 19, 2015

How Spanking Sounds to a Never-Spanked 5-Year-Old

In Sally's eyes, parents who hit their children if they do something wrong are acting...

January 15, 2015

Dolls, Yes; Ballerinas, No

As I've written before, my own son has dolls, including one in particular that he...

December 2014

December 09, 2014

Are Bugs “Boy” Things and Dolls “Girl” Things?

This fall a little girl wrote to Abdo Publishing after becoming concerned that the book...

November 2014

November 04, 2014

“Normal Childhood Sexual Exploration”?

Not all "normal childhood sexual exploration" is harmless and okay. "It's normal for children to...

October 2014

October 19, 2014

“God” and the Borders of Belonging

I recently went with Sally to her first Girl Scouts meeting. I wasn't in Girl...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

More Thoughts on Teaching Consent to Young Children

We need to think about the messages we send children. When they are still toddlers...

September 28, 2014

“It’s like their brains time-travel back to 1952”

In the past, I've done what I've called "awesome comment award." I want to start...

September 25, 2014

Obedience, Empathy, and the Laundry Hamper

Corporal punishment advocates judge my parenting on the basis of their values (obedience first and...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

Are You Crunchy Enough?

A couple of weeks ago we ran into a family at the park. We'd run...

August 18, 2014

Confessions of a Frustrated Pinterest Science Girl Mom

Lately, I've been thinking about redoing Sally and Bobby's bedroom. We've done some deep cleaning...

August 14, 2014

In Which Sally Learns about Sexism

Someone sent me a link to this story, and told me I should show it...