Underground Parent

Loved this article about an Italian Member of European Parliament taking her baby to sessions. Every mom and dad should have the flexibility to do this.

I love this article. Apparently, the cavemen and cavewomen were better at producing compassionate offspring than many of us today. Trust your instincts and teach kindness with kindness. So simple.

The recent suicides of bullied young people are obviously tragic. Unfortunately, so are our reactions. Tears may be necessary and candlelight vigils may be therapeutic, but I’m not any of that changes anything. Our bully culture only seems to worsen as we glorify people who can dominate other people

Working dads in Spain will now get to take the same breastfeeding leave that working mothers do. The European court’s ruling was based on the fact that the mom-only version of the law was discriminatory, but the decision will undoubtedly result in healthier families. This Asian News International st

Years ago, I marched into the school to speak with an employee about what I considered to be a mean-spirited and damaging comment on my second grader’s paper. (There was even an accompanying frowny face.) I didn’t realize there was a staff party going on at the time, but walking in on it did not [..

“Mommy.” “Yes?” “Do you know macaroni and cheese just got cheesier?” “Oh, it did?” “Yeah, I heard it on the commercial.” This news was important for two reasons: First, I thought the Kraft Macaroni and Cheese box already says, “The Cheesiest.” Why they feel compelled to out-cheese themselves, I h

Women earn almost as much as men—as long as they don’t have kids, according to this New York Times article, by David Leonhardt. It’s not like we don’t have enough to do, but apparently we have to add activism to our to-do lists. Mothers and fathers have to push for workplace flexibility. Kids and wo

At what point does caution become crazy? I hear parents call each other “overprotective,” “helicopter parents” and the like all the time. But the line between protecting our kids and letting them live is fuzzy and even transitory. It’s up to us to decide when and where we draw the line. It turns out

Cady: Are we still in a fight? Janis: You still an a**hole? Cady: No. I don’t think so. –from Mean Girls, the movie I’ve seen the movies. I’ve even been a girl. Fellow moms keep reminding me, “Girls can be mean.” I know how to handle car seats, algebra and skinned knees, but after 16 years of being

Over the past four months, my husband has outdone me in the diaper-changing tally. Of course, it’s not a competition, but if it were, we’d both win. How can I lose if he’s changing diapers, fetching toys, recording giggles and wiping sour milk from our baby’s little fat cracks? Dads matter. They ma