Guilty As Charged

Bridget Kevane thought nothing of letting her children go to the mall alone. The cops thought it was a crime.

Bad parenting or an over-protective society?

Love on the Rocks

Modern science brought her three lovely girls ... and seven frozen embryos. What's the right thing to do with all that potential?

Beth Kohl, author of Embryo Culture: Making Babies in the Twenty-First Century, peers into her heart to find an answer.

What's My Heritage?

When you adopt a child from another country, how much of the child's birth culture should you aim to preserve? Martha Nichols examines the latest thinking on international adoption and culture-keeping.

Endgame

Really, whatever happened to happy mediocrity? Hilary Meyerson wishes for a dollop of good old-fashioned averageness for her children in this era of hyper-competitiveness and goal-driven recreation.

Talking Smack

Earlier in her life, Johanna Bailey had a serious drug problem. Today, she's the clean-living mother of a young son. In this thought-provoking essay, she struggles with what to tell her child about her lost years.

Mothering From Afar

There are many reasons a mother might not live with her children. But there seems to be only one reaction to those mothers: harsh judgment. Katy Read looks into the lives and emotions of non-custodial mothers.

The Mom Job

More often than not, pregnancy and childbirth take a toll on a woman's figure.

Melissa Stanton explores the emotions, the justifications, and the business behind cosmetic surgery for mothers.