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child care

How To Find The Perfect Nanny and Let Go of the Guilt

Jordana Horn

Last week, nanny Yoselyn Ortega was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the brutal 2012 murder of Leo and Lucia Krim, ages 2 and 6, who were in her care at the Krim’s Manhattan… home. The story is a gut-wrencher; it haunted me endlessly when it happened back in 2012. Everything about the case was horrific, from the violence of the crime, to the senselessness of it all, to how it touched on such a raw nerve for parents everywhere who leave our children in someone else’s hands. Because,… >> Read More

stereotypes

Goodbye, Philip Roth. Thanks For the JAP Stereotype.

Jordana Horn

Literary giant Philip Roth died Tuesday night. While the first words frequently used to describe him are “Jewish-American writer,” he would vehemently oppose that characterization. I know that… because I got to personally ask him about it. I interviewed him as a reporter for my college newspaper 25 years ago. (Yes, I find that as unbelievable to type as you must find it to read). In the course of our almost hour-long interview, he ranged from snarky to petulant, but he was vehement… >> Read More

gun violence

It’s Dangerous to Blame the Santa Fe Shooting on Romantic Rejection

Jordana Horn

Ten people were killed last week at a shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, and 13 more were injured. Among the unnecessarily dead is Shana Fisher, a 16-year-old year old girl who allegedly… turned down romantic advances from the shooter, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, and, after four months of unencouraged overtures from him, stood up to him in class. Her mother contends that Fisher was deliberately targeted for having refused the Pagourtzis’s attention. I’m enraged by this, for a variety of reasons. I’ll start with the obvious: Nobody should be… >> Read More

parenting

The First Free-Range Parenting Law Is a Major Win for Kids — and Parents

Jordana Horn

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The country’s first-ever “free-range parenting” law just went into effect in Utah. As other states across the U.S. contemplate similar legislation, it could be a sign of more changes to… come. The Utah law amends the definition of neglect with regard to childcare, stating explicitly that “neglect” does not include “permitting a child, whose basic needs are met and who is of sufficient age and maturity to avoid harm or unreasonable risk of harm, to engage in independent activities,” such as walking or biking to… >> Read More

mom guilt

Miss a Major Milestone in Your Kid’s Life? Move On.

Jordana Horn

Schoolboy crossing a road on his morning way to school

I have a whole mess of kids — six, to be exact. It’s crazy but it’s also a lot of fun. There are a lot of fights about nothing — like who gets to wear the Sofia the First costume — and… there are so, so many moments of joy. As the hashtag says, #blessed. But having a ton of kids underscores a flaw of the human condition: You Can’t Be In Multiple Places At Once. Life is basically constant triage: Yes, I can come to your play — unless someone is bleeding. I try to be… >> Read More

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