I’m Worried I’m Messing Up My Kid
But maybe we all worry too much. Did our parents agonize like this?
Parenting
My Pediatrician Was An Anti-Vaxxer
We're infuriated with the parents who aren’t vaccinating their kids. But what about the doctors enabling—or, like Dr. Bob Sears and Dr. Jack Wolfson, actually promoting—their ignorance?
What “Parenthood” Taught Me About Parenthood
As the six-season drama wraps up, a father reflects on what he learned from watching Joel, Julia, "Bug," and Victor Graham work through their toughest times.
That Time I Asked My Tween If We Could Have Another Dog
Having her boyfriend move in was a big deal for the writer, and an even bigger one for her daughter. Would a foster pup help ease the transition?
I Think I May Be Having a Mid-Life Crisis
We’re well acquainted with the image of the gray-haired man trading in his spouse for a younger model. But what does the upheaval of middle age look like for women?
Dear Julie: Advice About Body Image and a Play Date Gone Wrong
DAME’s Friendkeeper gets real about women’s weight talk and helps a mom deal with the parent whose son shunned her kid.
I Agree With “America’s Worst Mom”
Our rampant fears have us literally policing one another’s parenting. What price do our kids pay for this overprotection?
I Had a Mid-Life Fashion Crisis
Our writer, the mother of a born fashionista, thought she was rocking her own look. Until she consulted a few style experts, and discovered that “matchy-matchy” is considered “meh.”
Will This End the Mommy Wars?
A new movement of non-judgment is sweeping motherhood. Can its leader, NYC podcaster Hillary Frank, call a truce?