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Your Family, or Your Job? Why We Shouldn’t Ask Which Comes First.

No one always puts work or family first. Everyone needs the flexibility to prioritize. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2015 12:11 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Labor and Jobs, Women and Girls, Work-Life Balance, Highlights, Slaughter, Anne-Marie

Is This Family Gender-Biased?

Gender roles can be so ingrained that we don't even realize we're reinforcing them with our own parenting choices. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Men and Boys, Highlights, Harvard University

Now That Target Won’t Label Toys By Gender, Some Alternatives

A few fresh suggestions for new labels on toy aisles: Spatial skills. Thinking. Aggression. Sexualization. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2015 2:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Research, toys, Women and Girls, Highlights, Target Corporation, Target Corporation|TGT|NYSE, Martin, Carol

Want to Talk With Your Children About Bruce Jenner? Consider Letting Them Talk to You.

Our children may be less surprised or disturbed by Bruce Jenner than we are. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2015 10:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Highlights, Transgender and Transsexuals, Keeping Up With the Kardashians (TV Program), Jenner, Bruce

A New Nominee for Worst Tween Sitcom on TV

Instead of a show about the coed and girls' teams our children have grown up with, Nickelodeon offers "Bella and the Bulldogs," an ugly throwback to an era when girls who love sports are always odd girl out. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2015 11:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Television, gender, parenting, Walt Disney Company|DIS|NYSE, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, Walt Disney Company, Athletics and Sports, Highlights, Nickelodeon, Central Illinois Xpress

‘That’s My Sister!’ Taking a Twin’s Gender Fluidity in Stride

One of my twins was born a boy but, for the moment at least, identifies a girl; wearing dresses, using the girls' restroom, crying if referred to as "he." Only one person has handled all of this with ease: her twin sister. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2015 5:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: twins, gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Highlights, Transgender and Transsexuals

It’s a Boy, and It’s Okay to Be Disappointed

When the ultrasound technician found that white blob between the legs of my baby on the computer screen, I cried. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2014 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Babies and Infants, Highlights

Three Girls? ‘I Feel Sorry for Their Father’

Almost everywhere we go— a hike on a mountain trail, a restaurant, an art museum-- unsolicited comments about the same sex of my children follow. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2014 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Highlights

Pregnant With a Boy? Even in 2014, Some Call That ‘Lucky’

I was pregnant: I didn’t want to engage people in a discussion on gender. I wanted to take a nap. Still, I was alarmed to hear repeatedly that it was somehow preferable to have a boy instead of a girl. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2014 9:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Highlights

Weekly Quandary: Talking Racism and Sexism With Children

Parental silence on gender roles and racial differences won't lead to race-blind and gender-neutral children. That doesn't make racism and sexism any easier to talk about. How does your family do it? Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2014 12:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, advice, discrimination, Women and Girls, Race and Ethnicity, Highlights

If We Link Boys With Bedlam, What Does That Say to Our Girls?

Our hosts this summer, all parents of girls, shook their heads ruefully as my sons romped. If I hear disapproval of my sons’ behavior in their comments, surely their daughters hear approval of more placid ways. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2014 9:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Highlights

9 Novels Both Girls and Boys Can Love

Tired of "boy books" and "girl books?" Nine books (or series) that both the boys and girls in my family have enjoyed. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2014 11:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Women and Girls, Books and Literature, Highlights

Getting Up in the Night Is Your Wife’s Job

When I complained to my mother about how little sleep I was getting when my oldest son was an infant, she asked me why I'd get up in the night — that, she said, was my wife's job. Six years later, I'm still getting up in the night, but now...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2014 7:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Sleep, Marriages, Highlights

I Do Not Want My Daughter to Be ‘Nice’

My daughter is kind and compassionate, but she will not smile unless either she is genuinely glad to see you or you’re telling her a joke that has a scatological punch line. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2013 6:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, toys, _featured, Women and Girls, Customs, Etiquette and Manners

Could Brothers and Sisters Share a Cabin at Camp?

I'm trying to find out whether my son and daughter are the only siblings who are unhappy not to be able to share a cabin at camp. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2013 10:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, parenting, Children and Childhood, Camps and Camping, American Camp Assn

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