Writer, mother, lawyer, teacher. Bylines: @TheAtlantic @thenation @Salon @nytimes @guardian @parents @WashingtonPost @USNews @GoodHouseMag @USATODAY & more.
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Women are told that the early years of parenting are tough, but they’ll naturally adapt to motherhood; when they don’t, it’s because they’re selfish, damaged, or both. This research tells a different story.
My latest for @TheAtlantic. theatlantic.com/family/archi…
“How do you get off social media without people forgetting you exist?” newyorker.com/culture/critic…
My 10-year-old this morning:
What’s the difference between politics and baseball?
In baseball, you’re out if you get caught stealing.
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The View's Sunny Hostin suggests that employers remove the "convicted felon" disclosure requirement from employment forms, since it became clear that a convicted felon can be elected President.
She's 100% correct.
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Small comfort now, but vouchers went 0-3 on state ballots.
100’s of thousands of Trump voters voted against school vouchers.
In KY, Trump won 65-35 but vouchers *lost* by the same margin—losing all 120 counties.
In the reddest wave in decades, voters still rejected vouchers.
Just in time for Halloween, a haunting tale well-told. newyorker.com/magazine/2004/…
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Pediatrician here.
If a nice, older kid/teenager comes trick or treating at your place, give them a piece of candy WITHOUT giving them a hard time. In fact, give them 2.
They chose this over other risky activities. Validate that.
#Halloween
This is a truly horrible take that's either negligently under-reported or intentionally ignoring some of the primary arguments made by those who oppose high-stakes testing. Heart vs. mind?! The degree of mischaracterization & condescension is astonishing. nytimes.com/2024/10/30/opini…
Research on the “light triad” finds that three things are strongly correlated with well-being: “believing in the fundamental goodness of humans, treating everyone with dignity and respect, and not using people for your own personal gain.” Let’s be better to feel better.
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The weekend before Halloween is a good time to revisit this @gailcornwall story about how it's okay to scare kids! (Within reason.)
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ALT Pull quote: "Horror helps build up our treasure chest od memories of times where we did it, and we made it, and we persevered through."
Big thanks to @annanorthtweets for featuring my article for @TheCut in her latest for @voxdotcom. It's unfathomable to me how little we question the use of apps that track kids and compel their parents to do the same. vox.com/life/379082/school-t…
Parents, grandparents, & teachers: Wondering how to exchange age-appropriate info & ideas about political institutions, politicians, & policy? Academic research leads the way. And so can kids' books! My latest for @goodhousemag has updated recommendations. goodhousekeeping.com/life/pa…
Phenomenal kicker alert: Don’t scroll on by. Don’t stop reading at the top. Give @Ariana__Bindman time to warm up. You won’t regret it. sfgate.com/bayarea/article/d…
Schools graduate low-income students “by reducing financial barriers [&] providing an array of academic support through learning communities, peer support & undergraduate research experiences…. [T]hey deliberately find ways to increase students’ sense of belonging on campus.”
How four universities graduate their low-income students at much higher rates than average - The Hechinger Report hechingerreport.org/how-four…
“Success [in parenting] isn’t … maintaining a particular mood or Instagram-approved vocal register. Success is being present in the chaos of the exchange, … holding on and letting go. Success is knowing that this dance is some of the hardest work I will ever do in my life.”
THIS, from a source in @elissaavery's piece: “I like to think of good care as a dance. Whoever is leading may have some idea of where and how caring should go, but it has to be constantly responsive to the one being cared for, trying to match their steps.” theatlantic.com/family/archi…
