Parenting
The Imperfect Parent's archive of parenting articles and essays
From the Gentle Discipline Files Baby No Sleeping Roles of a Father More Parenting Methods | Everyone's Opinion Oops, I Did It Again Going Sterile More Family Size |
Sugar On My Mind A Gourmet Wannabe Drops Out Colic More Nutrition & Health | Before and After Chew Marks Watermarked Dreams More General Parenting |
Stretch Marks Language Acquisition Whose Poop Is This? More Child Behavior | Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding: (No) Thanks for the Mammaries I Am Not a Bad Mommy It Was My Choice More Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding |
Formerly a Mom Burial at Sea Snack Insanity More Family | Handle With Care Basement Dweller Cyber Warriors More Child Safety |
Birth Control The Test My Pregnant Lungs More Pregnancy | Not Another Flower More Grief/Loss |
Dear Trey How to Get Laid Finding True Romance More Love & Marriage |
All of the Parenting archive:
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Baby No Sleeping
The Giving-Up Guide for Parents Who Can't Get Their Kids to Sleep
By Nell McCarthy
Co-Sleep or No Sleep
Why I chose to share my bed.
By Candace Juman Martin
Detachment Parenting
AP? It's just not my thing.
By Kelly Reising
From the Gentle Discipline Files
Seemingly an oxymoron.
By Stacey Greenberg
He's a Baby, Not an Accessory
"You have to bring the baby!"
By Rachel Pelta Golinkin
Hypocrisy
Learning to let go.
By Mary Ellen Galloway
Just Say No
The power of two letters.
By Kim Montes
Knock, Knock
Technology opened doors for my daughter.
By Misty Karam
Momifesto
What I learned the hard way through extreme Attachment Parenting
By Juliet Carson-Martinez
Mommy I'm A Gas Station
We've all been there... right?!
By Antigone Arthur
Nature vs. Nurture
You're gonna turn him gay.
By Cindy Morrow
New Use for a Mannequin
Being cheap takes creativity.
By Silvana Clark
Our Son, the Man
"Daddy" is noticibly missing from his vocabulary...
By Prescott Carlson
Poor Reception
Could I finally wean my family off TV?
By Liz Jones
Queen of Nags
Mommy needed her serfs to self-govern.
By Kelly Curtis
Roles of a Father
My son is no longer master of his domain.
By Dave Seyfried
That Mom
Is this what they think of me or what I think of me?
By Candace Juman Martin
The Little White Pill
Was my daughter doing drugs?
By Mary Laufer
The New AP
Trying to strike a balance.
By Sherry Osborne
The Peanut Gallery
What do cowboys and marionettes have to do with sex?
By Scott Warner
Who's the Fuddy Duddy?
My, how times have changed.
By Erica Manfred
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Born (Child)Free
Some breed, some screed...
By Alan Thomas
Everyone's Opinion
It takes a village -- a nosy, busybody, opinionated village.
By Jennifer Grissom
Going Sterile
We're done.
By Laura Shovan
My Only Child
There can be only one.
By Victoria Clayton Munn
Oops, I Did It Again
I've been promoted to "father of two"
By Prescott Carlson
Spinach and Birth Control
Doing my part.
By Bryan W. Fields
| Nutrition & Health: |
A Gourmet Wannabe Drops Out
I'm throwing in the kitchen towel.
By Sherry G. Antonetti
Colic
This is not how it was supposed to be.
By Nancy Bleemer
Complainer or Advocate?
What does it take to make a change for the better?
By Joy Jarman-Walsh
Doctor, Heal Thyself
Why is an m.d. spewing advice about child psychology?
By Prescott Carlson
Donuts Anonymous
Hi, my name is Karrie and I'm a donutaholic.
By Karrie McAllister
Gene Pool Dating?
Women, let this be a guide; don’t worry about being rejected by a boyfriend because he doesn’t love you.
By Jennifer Cummins
HMOM
Attention all expectant mothers: be your own healthcare advocate!
By Pam Mitchell Mangas
It's Not My Fault!
Finally, we have a scapegoat!
By Kerrie Flanagan
Parenting After Breast Cancer
Raising kids after the "Big C".
By Julia Nelson
Pocket Full of Crypto-nite
Everybody poops.
By Angela Patton
Pole Dancing Mama
My new exercise routine.
By Esme Mills
Sick Days
I don't feel so good...
By Peggy Duffy
Sugar On My Mind
Why I became a sugar addict, and why my mother is to blame.
By Melanie Springer Mock
Third Millennium Mom
Combining
50s home-goodness with today’s work ethic – is this a realistic expectation for
women?
By Rita Fiorentino
Want Fries With That Cow?
My son contemplates the origin of meat.
By Prescott Carlson
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A Mother's Day Wish
Remembering Mom.
By Lori Sender
Adjusting
I don't know how you do it.
By Kristy Dallas Alley
Baby Preschool
A new kind of homeschooling.
By Beth Hering
Before and After
What a difference 6 years makes.
By Kimberly Younkin
Being Literal
A Cesarean delivery is permanent birth control.
By Carolyn Aspenson
Being the Mom
It's my turn to play dress-up.
By Kim Montes
Blood Trolls
My foster home for abandoned bands.
By Joy Greenberg
Chew Marks
The conflict between the parenting and creative experience.
By Arianne Cope
Curse of the Diaper Genie
Going nuclear.
By Anne Nahm
Daisy Guilt
Overcoming my Post-Traumatic Girl Scout Stress Disorder.
By Joan Alexander
Dating the Preschool Parents
What should I wear?
By Juliet Johnson
Doing Their Jobs
All in a kid's days work
By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold
Fear Factor Day
Don't try this at home.
By Jan Castagnaro
First Grade
Mother, daughter, saved.
By Miriam Peskowitz
First Moments
A mother stops to reflect on the little things.
By Jennifer Grissom
Football Banter
The Super Bowl brings back football memories.
By Diane Payne
He's Making a List
Santa is more real than ever.
By Lauri Griffin
Here's To The Rest of Us
Happy Mother's Day, dammit.
By Misty Nuckolls
In Training
Tricks are for kids!
By Danielle Mutarelli
International Kids
Globetrotting with children presents unique challenges.
By Lesley Robinson
Invasion of the Barbie Dolls
The blonde bombshell made a sneak attack on our playroom.
By Alexandra Gordon
Kid Sense
If only more adults had it.
By Michele Miles Gardiner
Leaps and Bounds
A super hero we can look up to.
By Jennifer Strain
Life's Not Fair
No tooth, no money.
By Felice Prager
Mama's Intuition
I seem to be missing something.
By Regina Walker
Mommy Material? Not Me!
I'm just not a plop-down person.
By Hyla Sabesin Finn
My Journey Through Bipolar Motherhood
One mom's unconventional route to becoming a parent.
By Laura Yeager
My Mother Always Said...
The neverending influence of Mom.
My Super *Bleep* Sixteen
By Cyn Vela
Myth Buster
The Tooth Fairy and my middle child.
By Alexandra Gordon
Not So Merry Go Round
I lost my youth at the carnival.
By Emma Yenko
On Second Chances
There's always tomorrow.
By Angela Patton
Our Gang
No parents allowed.
By Lori Sender
Pieces
Someday they will fit together again.
By Ashley Hogan
Poor Cindermama
What's a mom got to do to get to the ball?
By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold
Project Runaway
I like shopping... by myself.
By Melanie Lynne Hauser
Pulling Teeth
"Is the dentist pulling my tooth out today?"
By Sarah Raymond
REM Commando
Queen Super Sleep strikes back
By Kim Lachance Shandrow
Sanity At Stake: Direct Market Diapers
I'm more than a demographic.
By Nancy Rabinowitz
Signed, The Laundry Management
A new discovery while doing the wash.
By Kimberly Ripley
Stage Dad
My son's first day of work.
By Clay Champlin
Starting Over
What will you do?
By Rita Fiorentino
TGIF
SAHMs look forward to Friday, too.
By Elizabeth Thompson
The Barney Question
In defense of the purple dinosaur everyone loves to hate.
By Candace Juman Martin
The Bathing Suits
How we went to the beach after giving birth.
By Stacy Mintzer Herlihy
The Dinner Hour
Parenting is nothing if not humbling.
By Jamie Pearson
The Driving Lesson
My heart's still beating fast.
By Susan Stephenson
The Drowning Pool
Sink or swim.
By Rosie Gorelik
The Elusive Playdate
It's the dating game all over again.
By Lori Sender
The Living Will
My daughter's will may be greater than my own...
By Diane Payne
The Mighty Mississippi
Ol' Man River's got nothing on me.
By Linda Downing Miller
The Pool Party
By Christina Deanne
The Swing Set
If you build it, they will prefer the old one.
By Angie Weatherly
Walking the Tightrope
Everything was fine until Susan screamed.
By Tish Davidson
Watermarked Dreams
Has a simple stain become my omen?
By Karen Pruitt Fowler
What We Didn't Do This Summer
Our summer was not a verb.
By Sherry G. Antonetti
What We Don't Get
Being a devoted mother needs no excuses.
By Kristy Dallas Alley
You Can't Take It With You
I just want to take it. Just this. Nothing else.
By Juliet Johnson
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Alizilla
Tokyo had it easy.
By Andrea Finefrock
Don't Think You're So Important
Get off your parenting high horse.
By Lauri Kubuitsile
Expectations
Our kids don't always follow the program.
By Jennifer Grissom
First Flight
A look at the fear of flying... with an infant.
By Tracy B. McGinnis
Five Little Monkeys
Further proof of a missing link.
By Heidi Campbell
I'm the Mom (Like It or Not)
You had to get up and pee, didn't you?
By Jamie Odeneal
Imelda in the Making
Carrie Bradshaw would be proud.
By Stacey Greenberg
Kick or Be Kicked
The school called today -- again.
By Annette van de Kamp-Wright
Language Acquisition
My kids are expanding their vocabularies...
By Joanna Nesbit
Old Yeller
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW??
By Juliet Johnson
Peace Now, Not War
Peacemaking starts at home.
By Kate Haas
Stretch Marks
Can I just jump straight to grandmother-hood?
By Angelique Johnston
The Consequences
Meet your new family.
By Carmella Van Vleet
The Master Mind
On the brink of insanity.
By Andrea Atkinson
The No-Fear Option
Just wait 'til your father gets home!
By Mark Montgomery
The Note
Where could he have gone?
By Michelle Kennedy
Tough Girl
My daughter has an aggressive streak.
By Susan Cuadrado
When It's Someone Else's Child
It takes a village?
By Bryan Johnston
Where Did My Baby Go?
Don't you wish they could stay little forever? No, really!
By Jennifer Grissom
Whose Poop Is This?
I’ve become a shit archaeologist.
By Margaret Curran
Willow Trees
By T. Jackson Anderson
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(No) Thanks for the Mammaries
The best-laid plans...
By Rosie Gorelik
I Am Not a Bad Mommy
Dispelling the evils of formula feeding.
By Victoria Clayton Munn
Imperfections
Further defining the "right to choose".
By Jessica Carlson
It Was My Choice
On breastfeeding, medication, and choices.
By Lindsey Rock
Lactation In Style
Is this pump the new Prada?
By Amy Yelin
Machinery I Have Loved
The love between a mother and her pump knows no bounds.
By Stacey Greenberg
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A Frog Named French Fry
With my three boys, he didn't have a chance...
By Kelly Miller
Burial at Sea
We gather here today to celebrate Beatil...
By Angie Weatherly
Family Vacations Gone Awry
Sometimes surviving a family vacation takes more than sunscreen and bug repellent.
By Aimee Cirucci
Formerly a Mom
The other end of the spectrum.
By Jacki Harris
My Brother's Keeper?!?
A four-year-old's journey into sibling-dom.
By Jessica Carlson
Of Mice And Kids
I had honorable intentions.
By Margaret Curran
Sleeping In
My first morning of staying in bed late -- sort of.
By Daphne Dykeman
Snack Insanity
This organized snack thing has clearly gotten out of hand.
By Zelda Gorman
The Great Cake War
Officer Black Forest reporting for duty.
By JD Jolicoeur
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Basement Dweller
Hey neighbor! Can I borrow a cup of crack?
By Robin Dutton-Cookston
Chris Hansen
The famous face of the To Catch a Predator series talks about his motivation, his new book, and the most disturbing thing he's witnessed during production.
Cyber Warriors
A new breed of superheroes battle online child predators.
Handle With Care
Caution: filling may be hot when dropped on an infant.
By Jay Allen
The Predator's Web
Child predators find safe haven and support online.
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Birth Control
Whatever happened to the waiting room?
By Timothy J. Coles
My Pregnant Lungs
Just breathe.
By Juliet Johnson
Second Time Around
Me and my lists.
By Candace Juman Martin
Speedy Delivery
Want a fast labor? Think again.
By Melanie Henson
The Bathroom Baby Saga
A different kind of home birth.
By Michelle Foreman Kauthen
The Test
Denial's not a river in Egypt...
By Glen Dudasik
| Grief/Loss: |
Not Another Flower
By Alice J. Wisler
| Love & Marriage: |
Dear Trey
A colorful love letter on this day of the patron saint of candy hearts and chocolate.
By Misty Nuckolls
Finding True Romance
Your husband vs. sexy ghost.
By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold
How to Get Laid
Dads, there is nothing sexier than doing the dishes... except vacuuming
By Stacey Greenberg
Scientific Studies from the Male Point of View
What's behind door number two?
By Karen Laven
The Warp Speed Of Sexuality
Sometimes living in the age of sexuality is tiring.
By Lauri Kubuitsile
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