Proudly Pro-Phthalate

I question the findings of a new study that says that phthalates make boys less masculine. Amongst other problems, what's so wrong with a little less roughhousing and playing with toy trucks?

Lez Ya Bunches

Lauren Myracle is a church-going Christian, a mom, a Colorado resident, and the kind of awesome person who, when I call her up for an interview, admits that her kids are home on a snow day and driving her crazy. But in addition to her skill at ducking the effects of a snowstorm, she's also highly capable of responding to a s*#t-storm, namely one that's erupted over her new book, Luv Ya Bunches.

Wild Thinged

I couldn't have been more explicit. My recent review of "Where the Wild Things Are" said very clearly to "leave the little buggers at home."

6-Year-Old Criminal, Thwarted

Schools Ban Bake Sales: Say What?!

The New York City Board of Education has implemented a new policy banning bake sales in all of their schools in order to curb child obesity, among other reasons.

Getting In

One mom converted to another religion so that she could get her kid into preschool. How far are you willing to go to get your kid into the school of your choice?

Out of the Closet: Raising Kids in Gay Families

While it is becoming more commonplace for gay and lesbian individuals to raise children, finding community support isn't so easy.

Parents: Preschool's Biggest Problem

This year, well over one million American 4-year-olds will head out for their first day of preschool, the highest enrollment in U.S. history. The kids? Ecstatic. The parents? Not so much.

The End of the Rainbow

It's the end of an era -- another good kid's show bites the dust.

To 'Mad Men': Don't Try to Trick Me!

One man hates when TV shows try to pull a fast one on the American public.

Life's a Drag

37-year-old Melissa Catherine Smith-Means created controversy when she dragged her child on a leash in a Verizon store, and someone got it on tape. Are leashes for kids okay?

Gender Time

Share Your Parenting Advice

Have you always wanted to tell other people how to raise their kids? Think your way is best? Simply have a big mouth? Well, here's your chance to let the world hear your voice!

Disney: Straight and Narrow?

Disney's just now bringing out their first African-American princess, so far be it from me to dictate when they should introduce their first gay or lesbian princess.

The New Eugenics

Some lesbian friends recently came to visit my boyfriend and me at our house upstate. And guess what? Like every other gay person in America, they're trying to have a kid.

Biting Wit

A reader recently wrote in for some advice. Apparently, her five-year-old daughter, Ariel, has been having a tough time at school, acting out in class with stubbornness, tantrums, and disregard. The (skin) breaking point was reached when the girl bit her teacher's wrist.

Spelunking Safety: Nasal Edition

It's allergy season, which means that I'm all schmutzig.

From the Department of Cain and Abel

Sibling rivalry is normal, and some conflict is to be expected. The sibling relationship is like a marriage, only you enter into it when you're extremely young and immature, you're constantly being scrutinized and supervised, and you don't get to pick your partner.