ronda kaysen
Moms Behaving Badly: Etiquette for Parents
Punishing Kids Publicly Is Just Creepy!
When I read about the dad who put a picture of his daughter in the local newspaper and offered her babysitting services for free because she broke her curfew, it made me sick.
Creating a World Where Girls Can Be Girls
The girls who show up at the Girls Leadership Institute summer camp in Western Massachusetts aren't unlike most teenage girls. But they all come to this two-week retreat in the summer to learn one thing: how to be strong and confident.
Want a Career and Babies? Forget about Time Off
A recent survey of headhunters for top firms found that women who spend time recouping after the birth of their babies lose out in the corporate rat race. "They should return to work as quickly as possible or give up on having children altogether," the Daily Mail reports. Well, well, well -- isn't this a grim (and totally predictable) bit of "news"?
The Cheapest Town for a Sitter Is ....
The Grinch Who Stole Summer Vacation
Should summer vacation go the way of the dinosaurs? David Von Drehle of Time Magazine seems to think so.
Mom Barred from Nursing at Breastfeeding Exam
In a case of "truth is stranger than fiction," a woman taking a breastfeeding exam was barred from nursing during the test because it might have disturbed other test takers.
Forget Separate Beds: It's Separate Bedrooms for Married Folks
Add this to the long list of dangers threatening the great institution of marriage: solo sleeping arrangements.











