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My Child Does Not Love to Read, And I’m (Starting to Be) Okay With That

My Child Does Not Love to Read, And I’m (Starting to Be) Okay With That

Mira Ptacin on Learning to Embrace the Differences Between Herself and Her Son

By Mira Ptacin | October 6, 2025

How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction

How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction

Jessica Ewing on the Ways Parents Can Promote Thoughtful Technology Use and Sustainable Reading Habits

By Jessica Ewing | September 15, 2025

A Study in Contrasts: On Nannying and Implicit Trust

A Study in Contrasts: On Nannying and Implicit Trust

Zhang Yueran Explores How Her Child’s Nanny Sparked the Inspiration for Her New Novel

By Zhang Yueran | August 19, 2025

“My Legacy is of Broken Men.” Michael Thomas on Dreams, Alcoholism, and Black Fatherhood

“My Legacy is of Broken Men.” Michael Thomas on Dreams, Alcoholism, and Black Fatherhood

The Author of “The Broken King” Unpacks Intimacy and the the Fear of Endangering His Son

By Michael Thomas | August 14, 2025

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

Ellyn Gaydos on William Carlos Williams, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Ellyn Gaydos | August 11, 2025

Drawing Motherhood: Four Graphic Memoirists Discuss Their Books on Parenting Life

Drawing Motherhood: Four Graphic Memoirists Discuss Their Books on Parenting Life

Rachel Deutsch Talks to Teresa Wong, Becky Barnicoat and Mary Catherine Starr

By Rachel Deutsch | July 29, 2025

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By Erica Stern | June 9, 2025

Kids Are Actually Really Funny, Wise, Weird, and Philosophical

By Literary Hub | May 5, 2025

Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

The Author of “Son of a Bird” Tells the Story of a Family of Facades

By Nin Andrews | April 29, 2025

Nanny As Nuisance: How Caregivers Disrupt the Fiction of the Nuclear Family

Nanny As Nuisance: How Caregivers Disrupt the Fiction of the Nuclear Family

Hannah Zeavin Explores the Class, Racial and Gender Dynamics of Childcare in the United States

By Hannah Zeavin | April 25, 2025

How the Child Welfare System Prioritizes Autonomous Family Units, and Punishes Disabled Parents

How the Child Welfare System Prioritizes Autonomous Family Units, and Punishes Disabled Parents

Jessica Slice Explores the Challenges—and Disastrous Consequences—of Parenting in an Ableist System

By Jessica Slice | April 18, 2025

Babies Don’t Need to Be Built: Alex Bollen on the Danger of the “Good Mother” Myth

Babies Don’t Need to Be Built: Alex Bollen on the Danger of the “Good Mother” Myth

The Author of “Motherdom” Explores Brain Development, Play, and Why Restrictive Moralizing Hurts All Parents

By Alex Bollen | March 20, 2025

“For Your Own Damn Good.” How Alanis Morissette Gave a Voice to Her Fans’ Struggles

“For Your Own Damn Good.” How Alanis Morissette Gave a Voice to Her Fans’ Struggles

Megan Volpert on the Lyrical and Creative Strategies of the Canadian Singer-Songwriter

By Megan Volpert | March 10, 2025

The Cords That Bind: On the Elusiveness of Solitude in Motherhood

The Cords That Bind: On the Elusiveness of Solitude in Motherhood

Nicole Graev Lipson Reflects on Thoreau, the Self, and the Frenzy of Parenting

By Nicole Graev Lipson | March 5, 2025

“She Is Not Me.” What Reading to Your Children Teaches You About Yourself

“She Is Not Me.” What Reading to Your Children Teaches You About Yourself

Olivia A. Cole on Representation, Parenthood and the Power of Children’s Literature

By Olivia A. Cole | November 14, 2024

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