December 23, 2025
You spent the fall months applying, or supporting someone who was applying, to various colleges. Maybe you’ve narrowed it down to three schools, maybe you still have a top ten, […]
December 17, 2025
Lately, I have been thinking about how fast life feels. Probably because most of our nights are spent racing between cheer, soccer, play rehearsals, spontaneous singing performances, and whatever else […]
December 12, 2025
Recipes: Olive Oil Cake & Olive Tapenade When we think about Hanukkah, we think about latkes. And when we think about latkes, we think about potatoes. But we SHOULD be […]
December 10, 2025
If you are raising girls today, you already know that we are not just parenting. We are co-directing in a world fueled by glitter, choreography, empowerment anthems, and recess discussions […]
December 5, 2025
If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you remember the Cabbage Patch Kid phenomenon. Those doll aisles looked like the toilet paper aisles during COVID, barren, violent, and […]
December 4, 2025
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, Between the made-up promotional holidays of Black Friday, Cyber […]
November 26, 2025
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. I have a question about the etiquette of hiring babysitters. Do […]
November 20, 2025
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, This is the most basic 2025 parenting question ever, […]
November 19, 2025
Growing up as a third-generation Cincinnatian, my life was deeply rooted in Jewish community. My family attended shul every Saturday, celebrated all the holidays, and sent me to Jewish day […]
November 12, 2025
Let’s be honest: screen time is every parent’s frenemy. It is a silent babysitter that costs nothing, is always available, and can be very hard to say no to. In […]