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​essays and features


NEW YORK TIMES
"Together Always, In Darkness and Light," Modern Love, April 26 2015

"Mastering A Collision Course Called Home," June 19, 2014

"Friday Night Without The Lights," April 26, 2014

"Mother in the Dark," Motherlode blog, June 22, 2014

WASHINGTON POST
"The Universal Truths About Childhood that Parents  Learn From Peter Pan,"  March 4, 2020

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
"Slowly Losing Her Sight, A Mom Learns to Really See,"  July 2014

NEW YORK
"What I've Learned From Riding the Subway with My Kids," May 22, 2017

"What Would You Do If You Were Going Blind?" June 24, 2014

WORKING MOTHER 
"What to Do When Your Child Won't Let Go," May 22, 2017

TODAY'S PARENT
"What A Rodent Taught Me About Love," May 2018

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY 
"Making Space in Kids' Literature for Mental Health Issues," September 2017

"Hiding In Plain Sight," May 2014

SALON
"The Sex Talk That Turned Me Into a Prude," Sept 2013

"Mommy's Got A Potty Mouth," June 2013

HUFFINGTON POST

"Curing My Blindness but Turning Off My Smartphone,"  July 1, 2015

"Reading After Dark," May 7, 2014
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BABBLE
"I'm a Mom of 3, and i'm Going Blind," July 30, 2014

“Why I Bought My Six-Year Old A Sexy Doll," October 2013

"The Price of My Grandmother's Free Babysitting,” Aug 2012 

“The Ferocious Fours,” February 2012 

xoJANE

"It Happened To Me," july 31, 2014

"How Not To Be A Dick To A Blind Person," March 2014

SCARY MOMMY

"Oh Crap, The Kids Are Inspired," September 2013

"Dirty Laundry," August 2013

PARENTS

"Binky Basics," February 2014

"Discipline for Softies," June 2012

“Bye Bye Binky,” May 2011 

"The Return of Respect,” November 2010

“Kids on Strike,” September 2010

“Arts Smarts,” September 2010

“No Milk Left Behind,” October 2009

AMERICAN BABY 

"How to Enjoy Nursing," November 2013

“25 Secrets of Happy Moms,” May 2011

“I Survived Haiti’s Earthquake, Pregnant,” January 2011

“Your Body Is a Wonderland.”

“Reading to Your Baby.”

“Taking Care of Me,”

“Game On!” January 2011

“TV Dos and Don’ts”

“Easier Said Than Done,”

“The Dirt on Germs,” March 2010

 “Send Pain Packing,” October 2008

“That’s Normal,” June 2008

“Pregnancy, Take Two,” January 2008
   
PARENTING

“Dishing on their Day”

“Post Nap Meltdown,”August 2010

“Strange Bedfellows,” March 2009
 
“Suddenly Scared,” October 2008

“Following Directions,” August 2007

PREGNANCY

“Basic Baby Care,” September 2010

“The Gender Test,” March 2010

“Supplemental Insurance.”

“Budget Nursery,”

“Choosing Formula,”

“Baby on a Budget,” March 2008

TIME OUT NY KIDS

“Cheap and Easy Playdates,” April 2011

“Patterns of Life,” March 2011

“Miss Nelson is Missing!” December 2010

“Puss in Boots, the opera.” September 2010

“The Wizard of Oz.” August 2010

“Attention Span,” August 2010

“International Ice Cream,” June 2010

PARK SLOPE READER

"To Your Health," Winter 2014

"Sewer Mom," Fall 2013

"Family DInner," Summer 2013

"Sleeping WIth The Fishes," Spring 2013

"Picture Perfect," Winter 2013

Read more Dispatches from Babyville here. 

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