We're Talking Brain, Child

Mama Wants a Brand-New Job

2009-12-03T17:25:00.003-05:00

Katy Read takes a look at the pressure the recession is putting on stay-at-home mothers.

Don't Speak

2009-12-03T17:19:00.002-05:00

Liam Callanan's youngest daughter is taking her time learning to speak. In a family of talkers, when do you worry?

Hansel and Regrettal

2009-12-03T17:11:00.004-05:00

Sara Levine's fractured fairy tale...

My Heart Goes Out

2009-09-04T12:49:00.001-04:00

Valerie Cagle had four children when she decided to go to med school. Crazy? Guess again.

Two Hearts Beat As One

2009-09-04T12:36:00.003-04:00

Sparked by her children's fascination with conjoined twins, Catherine Newman turns her eye to family bonds -- the emotional as well as the physical.

Family Affairs

2009-09-04T12:33:00.002-04:00

There's lots and lots of talk about infidelity these days -- but oddly enough, not much discussion of where kids come in to the picture. If a parent cheats, should the children know about it? If so, when and how much?

Meagan Francis investigates.

Guilty As Charged

2009-07-01T10:37:00.002-04:00

Bridget Kevane thought nothing of letting her children go to the mall alone. The cops thought it was a crime.

Bad parenting or an over-protective society?

Love on the Rocks

2009-07-01T10:32:00.003-04:00

Modern science brought her three lovely girls ... and seven frozen embryos. What's the right thing to do with all that potential?

Beth Kohl, author of Embryo Culture: Making Babies in the Twenty-First Century, peers into her heart to find an answer.

What's My Heritage?

2009-07-01T10:28:00.003-04:00

When you adopt a child from another country, how much of the child's birth culture should you aim to preserve? Martha Nichols examines the latest thinking on international adoption and culture-keeping.

Endgame

2009-03-26T15:57:00.003-04:00

Really, whatever happened to happy mediocrity? Hilary Meyerson wishes for a dollop of good old-fashioned averageness for her children in this era of hyper-competitiveness and goal-driven recreation.

Talking Smack

2009-03-26T15:54:00.003-04:00

Earlier in her life, Johanna Bailey had a serious drug problem. Today, she's the clean-living mother of a young son. In this thought-provoking essay, she struggles with what to tell her child about her lost years.

Mothering From Afar

2009-03-26T15:51:00.004-04:00

There are many reasons a mother might not live with her children. But there seems to be only one reaction to those mothers: harsh judgment. Katy Read looks into the lives and emotions of non-custodial mothers.

The Mom Job

2008-12-23T16:28:00.002-05:00

More often than not, pregnancy and childbirth take a toll on a woman's figure.

Melissa Stanton explores the emotions, the justifications, and the business behind cosmetic surgery for mothers.

At the Pump

2008-12-23T16:26:00.001-05:00

Don't get between Alexandria Peary and her breast pump.

Just don't.

Between Depression and a Hard Place

2008-12-23T16:20:00.002-05:00

Pregnant with her second child, Anna Blackmon Moore had to make a hard decision: stay on her meds or go off?

Talk about a shit sandwich.

Black on the Inside

2008-10-16T10:15:00.000-04:00

Dionne Ford delves into the tricky issues surrounding race & family.

Ebony. Ivory. Perplexity.

2008-10-16T10:14:00.002-04:00

Race matters these days -- but how much? Margaret Gunther gives us a peek into her own family's challenges.

New cartoon caption contest

2008-10-07T14:36:00.003-04:00

Help a sister out?

Give us a funny caption to this cartoon and we'll publish it in our next issue.

Leave your suggestions in the comments, along with a way for us to get in touch with you. For example, Jennifer Dot Niesslein AT brainchildmag Dot Com.

Deadline is November 3.

Bad Medicine and Good

2008-09-19T14:05:00.005-04:00

Ever felt sort of screwed by one of those big chain pharmacies? Karen Dempsey can so relate.

Baby Weight

2008-09-19T14:05:00.003-04:00

Cheryl Strayed never saw herself as a "baby person." She was happy enough creating fiction.

Surprise!

The Mermaid of Mull

2008-09-19T14:05:00.002-04:00

Sometimes a change of scenery puts your parenting life in a new light. Heather Dundas tells the tale.

Rock Steady

2008-09-19T14:05:00.000-04:00

Lindsay Reed Maines looks at three books by rock-n-roll mamas.

Seller Beware

2008-06-17T12:44:00.002-04:00

Stacey Schultz takes a peek inside the insidious world of some multi-level marketing organizations that make big promises to stay-at-home moms.

Like they say, if it sounds too good to be true...

Moment of Recognition

2008-06-17T12:42:00.002-04:00

Suzi Schweikert, a practicing OB/GYN, is blindsided on an airplane by a man who claims she delivered his child. Did she or didn't she? How's a busy doc to remember them all?

Along for the Ride

2008-06-17T12:40:00.002-04:00

Camilla Medders wonders about the stereotype that sticks to some disabled kids. Could it be true that they really are happier than the average child?