
The Shame of Shaming Children
What can you do? Call the ACLU. Your rights have been violated. But what if you’re a high school kid, and this happened at school? Because it did.

Summer’s Last Hurrah. Wait…Where’s the Sunscreen?
I’ll be appearing on the Weather Channel tomorrow morning at 9:40 a.m. ET to talk to the co-anchor of American Morning Headquarters and host of Momerology (and fellow Ramsey High grad) Maria LaRosa. I want to remind parents what they may have forgotten before they take off for the summer’s last hurrah.

Who Brought the Swag to Children’s Birthday Parties?
No, now you are required to bring a gift for the birthday girl or boy and for some other kid at the party.

When Fathers are Sexist — Against Themselves
As long as fathers continue to act as though parenthood is something to contribute to when they can, it will stay that way.

The Gift of Untogetherness
Parenting teens in the summer is like having cats: Just put out some food and maybe they’ll show up.

You Beautiful Toy Car Display in the Pancake Mix Aisle
There you are making my life easier back when my boys were little and the summer days were long, and I just needed to get through another dripping hot day and buy some pancake mix without a meltdown or a scene.