As I celebrated my mother’s living body, I recalled a time being embarrassed by it. By Jeannette Sanderson
teens
Like the parents in Adolescence, I had wrongly assumed that my son was safe in his bedroom. By Kimmi Berlin
I’d done some of my toughest, yet finest mothering in that house. By Annette Gulati
The consequences of associating love with achievement can last far beyond childhood. By Jennifer Breheny Wallace
I couldn’t wait for my son to go, I couldn’t bear the thought of him gone. By Lauren Apfel
Our children’s immature brains do not stand a chance against the sophisticated algorithm we designed to hook users. By Eva Tsai
He’s sick to death of online school, of not seeing his friends. By Heather Hewett
Our roller disco will be a celebration of survival, a catchpenny affair, meant to launch us into the season of renewal. By Samantha Shanley
I wonder if this is the year I’ll get to invite my son inside. By Kathi Valeii
Quarantine has forced me to turn off my snowplow parenting, otherwise I’d spend my entire day cleaning. By Andrea Askowitz
Even though he’s grown, my son’s hugs mean more to me now than they ever have. By Dawn Gerber
She thinks when I say things like “balanced diet” what I really mean is “don’t eat sugar, it’ll make you fat.” By Lizabeth Sjaastad
In the Before Time, I wouldn’t have allowed Call of Duty in our house, much less allowed him to play it for hours on end. By Deborah Williams
What if you are the best mother you can be and it’s still not enough to save your child? What if one mistake is the fatal bite? By Lauren Weiss
In our household, my children are allowed to eat with a good book or their tablet. I don’t expect them to talk. By Tania Lorena Rivera
Where once I was gatherer, now I am hunter. Acquiring food to feed my family has taken on new significance. By Susannah Q. Pratt
How, my girls wonder, can they live a big life if they can’t get out of the gate? I feel for them. By Francie Arenson Dickman
Every night this family of five sits down together to watch a movie. Rotating who picks, no opting out. By Daisy Alpert Florin
When children feel pressured to perform well in the public realm, they have a hard time recognizing what really matters to them. By Dr. Madeline Levine
We’ve had a rough time lately in ways that go beyond the ordinary awkward de-nesting of middle school. By Annie O’Brien
We are a generation of parents who micromanage our children’s safety. And yet, despite the very real fear of death, we keep sending them to school. By Francie Arenson Dickman
As parents of older kids, socializing with other moms was apparently no longer part of the job description. By Anne Helena
Did my son really need a backpack every time he left the house? By Sherri Sacconaghi
Our bond is like entangled particles—if he feels something in his heart, I feel it too, instantaneously. By Darcie Whelan Kortan
I want my son to see the value in committing to something because it’s beautiful and worthwhile, not because he’s certain to succeed. By Daisy Alpert Florin