Latest articles by Ruth Margolis
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Are my favorite childhood books teaching bad things to my kids?
feature Wait, Roald Dahl wrote that about women?
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The joy and sadness of being surpassed by your kids
feature My kid can do a cartwheel. Why am I so sad about it?
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The spousal sleep disparity
feature He falls asleep. I run errands.
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Cancel Christmas. Thanksgiving is all we need.
feature Why Thanksgiving is the best holiday
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How to talk about death with kids if you don't believe in God
feature I don't want to depress them, but I also don't want to lie to them. What's a parent to do?
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Parents, your nose is the original smart diaper. Use it.
opinion The humble schnoz may not come with an app, but your olfactory system is smarter than a sensor from Big Diaper
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The taxonomy of whining
feature From fake crying to the jealousy grumble
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Flying with a baby is hard enough. This airline wants to make it harder.
opinion This is a terrible idea
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The myth of the silver fox
feature Do men secretly hate aging?
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The myth of the magical childhood
opinion The case for letting your kids be bored this summer
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Stay-at-home parents are tired of being used
opinion I'm a stay-at-home working mom. Stop treating me like a free babysitter for your child.
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Psychedelic parenting: The sad new trend of microdosing moms
feature Are mind-altering drugs a parenting godsend or a dangerous crutch?
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You don't need a 'mom tribe'
feature No matter what the internet says
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Why are Silicon Valley billionaires starving themselves?
feature Are the tech elite using self-denial as penance for their sins?
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The new period emoji is as prudish as it is pointless
opinion If anything, the period emoji is giving people a way to further avoid talking about periods with actual words
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Physical aging is nothing compared to the horror of not 'getting' young people
opinion Get off my lawn! But first, please explain how Snapchat works.
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Thank you, Elf on the Shelf, for making my kids behave
feature You call it an evil, commercialized addition to Christmas. I call it an excellent parenting tool.
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Stop talking to your kids about politics
opinion Young children deserve to remain blissfully ignorant of our political nightmare
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How I'm secretly laying the groundwork for my toddlers to leave the nest
opinion First up: The fairytale of the ogre who eats 30-year-olds living with their parents
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Confessions of a secret helicopter parent
opinion I can't watch my kids every second of every day. But by God, I'm going to try.
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I gave birth and I didn't even get a good story out of it
feature Parental bragging rights begin with a jaw-dropping birth story
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Why I want a robot nanny
feature Someday, our babysitters will be robots. Maybe that's a good thing.
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I thought POTUS was a venereal disease
opinion As for "SCOTUS"...
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Why the government should regulate baby names
feature Ban dumb baby names!
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