Dear Care and Feeding: Why Can’t I Handle This Totally Basic Aspect of Motherhood?
Parenting advice on toddlers, in-laws, and pregnancy announcements.
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Emily Gould
Dear Care and Feeding: My Kid Bites in Self-Defense. Is Stopping Him Really the Best Idea?
Parenting advice on biting, blurting, and being honest.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Am Absolutely Disgusted by Pregnancy. Is That Normal?
Parenting advice on pregnancy terror, clothes refusal, and grandma therapy.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Teen Changes Their Queer Identity Every Week and I Can’t Take It Anymore
Parenting advice on changing identity, Hebrew school, and vaccine disagreements.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Teen Changes Their Queer Identity Every Week and I Can’t Take It Anymore
Parenting advice on changing identity, Hebrew school, and vaccine disagreements.
Dear Care and Feeding: Our 7-Year-Old Believes That Without Her “Lovies,” the House Will Catch Fire
Parenting advice on lovie anxiety, picky eating, and the “bye-bye” phase.
Dear Care and Feeding: Our 7-Year-Old Believes That Without Her “Lovies,” the House Will Catch Fire
Parenting advice on lovie anxiety, picky eating, and the “bye-bye” phase.
Dear Care and Feeding: People Constantly—and Mistakenly—Assume I’m Pregnant
Parenting advice on baby weight, suicide, and Covid vaccines.
Dear Care and Feeding: Are Sleep Consultants for Babies a Total Scam?
Parenting advice on sleep consultants, dessert, and consent.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Partner Prefers Video Games to Our Son and Me
Parenting advice on gaming, grandparents, and social justice.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter Has a Horribly Unhealthy Relationship With Food
Parenting advice on disordered eating, bullies, and divorce.
Dear Care and Feeding: How Can I Help My 18-Year-Old Feel Better About Her Body?
Parenting advice on teenage weight gain, anti-vaxxers, and where to live.
Dear Care and Feeding: My MIL Wastes Her Money on the Most Ridiculous Gifts
Parenting advice on MILs, crybabies, and having kids.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Secretly Got My Daughter Vaccinated Against My Partner’s Wishes
Parenting advice on COVID vaccines, in-laws, and stress at home.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Bear My In-Laws’ Silent Judgment
Parenting advice on in-laws, family size, and sisterhood.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband’s Horrific Eating Habits Are Rubbing Off on Our Kid
Parenting advice on picky eaters, safety, and COVID.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Teen Is About to Fall Down the Male-Power Incel Rabbit Hole
Parenting advice on masculinity, mean girls, and undermining moms.
Dear Care and Feeding: Can I Tell My Kid Her Dad Won’t Pay Child Support?
Parenting advice on child support, sleep drama, and baby fever.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Superstrong Beast of a Toddler Won’t Let Me Brush His Teeth!
Parenting advice on strong toddlers, grandparent introductions, and gift-giving worries.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Superstrong Beast of a Toddler Won’t Let Me Brush His Teeth!
Parenting advice on strong toddlers, grandparent introductions, and gift-giving worries.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Ex Is Passing Her Bad Food Habits On to Our Kids
Parenting advice on food habits, room changes, and stepgrandmas.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Kid Is Terrified of Being Caught in a Mass Shooting
Parenting advice on shooting anxiety, flaky Zooms, and sperm donor worries.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Kid Is Throwing Insane Drop-Off Tantrums at Day Care
Parenting advice on drop-off tantrums, abusive exes, and girl power.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Purposely Sabotaged Us With “Baby Shark”
Parenting advice on “Baby Shark” sabotage, day care reintroduction, and teacher pronouns.
Dear Care and Feeding: Another Family at the Playground Keeps Leaving Their Kids With Our Babysitter
Parenting advice on babysitter mooching, Roblox Tiddies, and exhausting mothers.
Dear Care and Feeding: My 5-Year-Old Performs Terrifying Torture Surgeries on Her Dolls
Parenting advice on dark play, circumcision, and dog debates.
Dear Care and Feeding: I’m an Extremely Picky Eater. How Do I Save My Kids From the Same Fate?
Parenting advice on picky eaters, naming disagreements, and kids who are just “a lot.
Dear Care and Feeding: What’s the Most Natural Way to Have the Period Talk?
Parenting advice on menstruation talks, mean girls, and older parents.
Dear Care and Feeding: These Tedious Family Zoom Visits Are Driving Me Insane
Parenting advice on Zoom visits, sleep troubles, and sibling sadness.
Dear Care and Feeding: My MIL Won’t Stop Feeding My Kids Secret Junk Food
Parenting advice on sneaky cookies, germ anxiety, and soccer dreams.