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My Daughter Is Having a Birthday Sleepover. I’m Nervous There Might Be an Uninvited Guest.
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (486+ words) My Daughter Is Having a Birthday Sleepover. One Mom Has Made a Totally Unreasonable Demand. slate.com Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My…...
Parent advice: Whenever I leave my kids alone in the same room, they always end up doing the same dreadful thing. This cannot be normal.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (457+ words) Whenever I Leave My Kids Alone in the Same Room, They Always End Up Doing the Same Dreadful Thing. This Cannot Be Normal. Slate Magazine Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding?...
My Boyfriend and I Are Deeply in Love. But There’s a Big Part of His Life He’s Keeping From Me.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (628+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. A…...
My Son and His Cousin Will Be at the Same Big High School Next Year. My In-Laws Have the Wrong Idea About What That’s Going to Look Like.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (203+ words) My Son Is Expected to Be His Cousin’s “Social Crutch” in High School Next Year. Not Gonna Happen. Slate Dear Not His Cousin’s Keeper, Of course it’s fine if you want to point out the fact that it’s a big…...
My Sister Has Found a Cathartic Post-Divorce Hobby. I’m Worried What It’s Doing to Her Kids.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (20+ words) Slate...
People Love Fighting About Sleep Training. The Evidence for It Is Nuanced—but Very Clear on One Point.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) Sleep is, as the scientists say, physiologically necessary. Without sleep, most of your body starts falling apart. There’s even evidence that a baby who refuses to sleep can make you depressed, something that, if you know enough parents or have…...
My Son Is a Bratty Kid. My Husband’s “Solution” Is Going to Make Him Worse.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (421+ words) Slate There’s obviously no such thing as a fair fight between a 7-year-old and a 3-year-old. While you and your husband are hopefully doing your best to address how Larsen treats his brother, consider that it’s a good thing for him to…...
We Caught Our Son Using His Telescope for Something Not So Wholesome. Yikes.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (641+ words) Slate Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My wife recently imposed a punishment on our 14-year-old son, “Jordan,” for a harmless teenage transgression that…...
When I Told My Husband I’m Pregnant, He Made Me a Promise He Hasn’t Kept. It’s Time for Me to Step In.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (239+ words) Last month, I found out that I am pregnant. When I told my husband, “Warren,” he made me a promise, and I believed him. But nothing has happened, and I’m ready to take things into my own hands. Five months…...
My Husband Made a Dumb Mistake That Disappointed the Kids. Then He Blamed Me!
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (211+ words) Slate The kids were upset, he was embarrassed, and he yelled at me in front of them for not telling him that it was time to go. Later after the kids were in bed, I told him it wasn’t fair…...