Disconnect: Trying to Keep My Teenagers Smartphone-Free
March 12th, 2020 | by Judy Sobeloff
For the last several years my husband, Dave*, and I have had furtive, tryst-like conversations on the topic of smartphones,
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The Final Trimester
June 28th, 2019 | by Jennie Meyer
By Jennie Meyer out of seventy-six or so, if you consider that the ‘fourth trimester’ suggests they are really quarters,
Teens, Sex, Abortion, and the Law: An Interview with CHOICE/LESS Host Jenn Stanley
October 8th, 2018 | by Jen Bryant
“If parents can’t even talk to their kids about sex because it’s just too taboo, how can the government require
This Is Where You Need It: What We Wish for Sisters
October 3rd, 2018 | by Emily James
They snuggle into the couch corner, burritoed in a blanket, the big girl’s arm hooked around her baby sister’s shoulder,
Loose Lips: On Telling
November 21st, 2017 | by Rebecca Fish Ewan
What precisely is the statute of limitations on childhood sexual assault? “It was forty years ago.” No, for me it
Paper Hearts: On the Joys of Journaling
October 13th, 2017 | by Leesa Cross-Smith
This summer, I implemented mandatory quiet journaling time for my kids. Before our children were in school and even still
THE STORY LINE
June 15th, 2017 | by Alina Stefanescu
Your mother is not like other mothers. She rarely picks you up from school—which is fine. When given a long
PIE FIGHT: Comics by Glynnis Fawkes
July 8th, 2015 | by Glynnis Fawkes
Glynnis Fawkes draws comics about her family, who are truly lovely human beings, she assures you. P.S. now Helen loves the piano
TARA DORABJI Looks for THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
November 11th, 2014 | by Tara Dorabji
I never thought I’d close the door on you. You were sixteen. It was Sunday. I wedged my body between
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO TALK ABOUT SHAME: Deb Stone Asks Her Daughters To Remember
November 6th, 2014 | by Deb Stone
A teenage girl outside the Lloyd Center Mall dances suggestively under a street light while the sway of passersby pause