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Jun 21 2012
The Case Against “Opting Out”
Get out your virtual pitchforks. I’m about to defend Elizabeth Wurtzel. Last week, the writer-turned-lawyer curried ire with many a stay-at-home mother (#sahm, in Twitter verse), when she denounced “1% wives”–referring to America’s most privileged, educated women–as collaborators in the “war … Continue reading →
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Nov 21 2011
Weekly Roundup: Co-Sleeping With Knives, Airplane Baby Ghettos & More
All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week. - A new public service announcement compares co-sleeping to putting a baby to bed alongside a giant knife. (Salon) – Is the fear of being labeled “sexist” … Continue reading →
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Nov 11 2011
Weekly Roundup: Mommy Cams, Bad Twitter Names & C-Sections in Seoul
All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week. – You’ve heard of a nanny cam, but a mommy cam? For a fee, one Los Angeles therapist will record and analyze, frame by frame, your interactions with … Continue reading →
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Nov 4 2011
Weekly Roundup: TV Births, Nannies Surveyed & More
All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week. - Noting that many a recent television story line has revolved around a laboring woman and the birth of her baby, Neil Genzlinger ponders the unintended consequences … Continue reading →
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Oct 28 2011
Weekly Roundup: Taking Kids to Occupy Wall Street, Performance Birth & More
All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week. - Occupy Wall Street becomes a family affair, and our own Jordana Horn writes about it. (TODAYMoms) - Fodder for the next Republican debate? A federal advisory committee … Continue reading →
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Oct 17 2011
Weekly Roundup: Performance Birth, The Cost of Kids & More
All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read last week. – Debra Nussbaum Cohen details the deep sense of kinship she feels with Aviva Shalit, the mother of the longtime Hamas captive Gilad Shalit. (The Sisterhood) … Continue reading →
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Oct 10 2011
Weekly Roundup: Questioning Ketchup & the Origins of the Jewish Mother
All the weekly parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read last week. – Katie Rophie, who famously compared newborn care to narcotics, wonders why single motherhood remains taboo, even in otherwise “tolerant liberal” circles. (Slate) – Ketchup: Three … Continue reading →
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Oct 3 2011
Weekly Roundup: Older Moms & Dancing Pregnant Ladies
All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read last week. – New York magazine returns to one of its favorite topics, fertility trends among the city’s professional class, with its cover story on the rise of … Continue reading →
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Sep 23 2011
Weekly Roundup: Boob Jobs, Tefillin Allergies & Grown Men Drinking Breast Milk
All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week. – Breastfeeding won’t mess up your boob job, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons wants you to know; it’s pregnancy, not nursing, that causes a woman’s … Continue reading →
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Sep 9 2011
Weekly Roundup: Worker’s Comp for Nannies, 17-year-old Doula & More
All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week. – Standardized tests helped level the playing field for our parents and grandparents, enabling their admission to top schools and their entrance into the professional class. … Continue reading →
