Many children learn that gender is simple. There are boys and girls; boys behave one way, girls another. Modern researchers have explored girls’ experiences with limiting stereotypes. At the core... read more →
When I first read the question asking for advice, four words jumped off the screen: Christian parents gender exploration. My pulse raced with urgency for a child I didn’t know.... read more →
Wearing a chambray dress and purple sun hat, a two-year-old girl entered my local drycleaners holding onto the side of an empty a stroller pushed by her mom. “Get the... read more →
“Buying toys for yourself now, Mom?” Harry asked Wednesday night when he stopped by to pick up the pink Timberland boots he’d ordered on eBay. “Oh, that,” I replied, glancing... read more →
My yoga teacher Linda’s 3-year-old son Mateo wanted a dress. That’s what she told me last December when she was pregnant with her second child. She wasn’t sure at the... read more →
Young ladies wearing tuxedos, Jaden Smith in a skirt, and my own kid Harry’s personal style of self-expression have me hopeful that this year might be trending to an end... read more →
I have a confession to make," I said. My upper lip twitched with uncertainty about revealing some of my early-mom ridiculousness. “Oh?”... read more →
Seeing the Twitter photo of Adele strolling her two-year-old son dressed as Princess Anna from the movie Frozen through Disneyland made... read more →
My son Harry and I laughed on the phone following a replay of the conversation I’d just overheard between a toddler and her dad while walking my daily loop around Brooklyn’s Prospect... read more →
I introduced Naomi Waxman, social media manager for My Son Wears Heels, last fall. She’s currently spending a month in Japan with her family. Today’s post is her latest contribution to... read more →
