parenting
Pistols or Pearls: Gender Reveal Parties Are a Sham
Gender-reveal parties reinforce a faux binary.
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Can You See Me Now?: The Fragility of Maternal Transition
The pregnant woman is rarely asked what it is she needs, or how she really feels.
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No More “Good Girls”: YA needs to get real about reproduction
YA fiction is more and more reflective of the world in which young people actually live, a new normal of characters and storylines encompassing all the complexities of sex, sexuality, and reproductive rights and justice.
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The Pleasure Dome: Breastfeeding for Nurturing...and Pleasure
Breastfeeding changes the relationship people have to their nipples.
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Baby Fever : “The Art of Waiting” Captures the Pain of Infertility
Belle Boggs handles infertility through a nuanced and empathetic lens that’s attuned to issues of social justice.
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The Fragility of Silence: Unlearning Childhood Secrecy and Breaking the Chains in Adult Life
Sometimes silence is broken and exposed as the most fragile of things when someone steps forward with enough courage to end it.
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It’s Us Failing Them, Not Them Failing Us: Disconnected Adults are the Problem in 13 Reasons Why
We need to be prepared to give substantial support and access to responsible care, not dismissive suggestions about finding a hobby, getting more fresh air, or how teens shouldn’t care what people think of them
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Don't Be the Lone Shark: Surviving as a Feminist Parent
Just as there isn’t only one way to be a feminist, there isn’t just one way to be a feminist parent.
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The Truth Will Not Be Circulated: Fake News and Incarcerated Parents
Fake news succeeds because it disempowers readers by expecting them to believe everything they see, to react to headlines and share articles without ever having read them.
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Monterey Mothers & Murder: A Postmortem on "Big Little Lies"
Who is killed at Otter Bay Elementary’s Audrey & Elvis Trivia Night, and who is the killer?
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