familyAs She Battles COVID-19 Alone, My Mother Has Become Another Face In The WindowLike so many others, Cynthia Dockrell's mother is battling COVID-19 away from those who love her. Some 60 years ago, their family experienced something agonizingly similar.CognoscentiMay 15, 2020David Brooks Says The Nuclear Family Was A Mistake. Is He Right?David Brooks wants Americans to ditch the idea of the nuclear family. We'll hear why.ResumeOn Point46:10Feb 20, 2020Why You Should Never Stop Reading To Your KidsThe magic of being read to does not disappear just because it’s no longer a practical necessity, writes Sharon Brody.ResumeCognoscenti02:48Feb 5, 2020Surprise! Research Says You Shouldn't Shy Away From Politics At Thanksgiving DinnerBy overestimating how unpleasant it will be to engage with those we disagree with, writes Timothy Phillips, we wind up tuning out the other side altogether. CognoscentiNov 27, 2019The Gift Of Showing UpJulie Wittes Schlack never fully appreciated the expression "your presence is present enough' until her daughter's recent wedding.CognoscentiNov 8, 2019AdvertisementMeghan Markle Is Not OK, And That’s OKWe owe the Duchess of Sussex a debt of gratitude for saying publicly what all new mothers feel.CognoscentiOct 23, 2019'Do I Have To Leave Now?': Our Foster Care System Makes It Too Easy To Give Up On Kids“You only need to give us 10 days notice if you this gets to be too much for you,” our caseworker told us one day. “No one would blame you...CognoscentiSep 9, 2019'Inheritance': When DNA Genealogy Shakes Our Identity, Foundation To The CoreA big meditation on the meaning of ancestry and family. We'll talk to the author of the celebrated new book "Inheritance."ResumeOn Point46:50Sep 2, 2019'They' Is Here To Stay. Get Over ItMy 12-year-old is now using "they" pronouns, writes Jane Roper. So far, people have been very supportive. But many also add, with varying degrees of consternation, that they just have...ResumeCognoscenti02:22Aug 13, 2019Parents Of Newborns Aren't The Only Caregivers Who Need Paid Family LeavePaid leave must take into consideration eldercare as well as childcare, writes Liz O'Donnell.CognoscentiFeb 7, 2019'No Part Of Me Ever Questioned My Paternity': The DNA Test That Upended IdentityAuthor Dani Shapiro's DNA ancestry test results shook her to her core. Her late father — whom she’d loved and cherished for a half-century — wasn’t her biological father. On PointJan 31, 2019'Inheritance': When DNA Genealogy Shakes Our Identity, Foundation To The CoreA big meditation on the meaning of ancestry and family. We'll talk to the author of the celebrated new book "Inheritance."ResumeOn Point46:50Jan 31, 2019Social Services, Taxpayer Dollars And Religious Freedom: A Balancing ActLast year, a South Carolina faith-based organization turned away a couple that wanted to become foster parents. Why? The couple was Jewish, and Miracle Hill Ministries accepts only Christian parents...On PointJan 17, 2019Good Childcare Is Out Of Reach For Too Many. It Doesn't Have To Be This WayIf mothers choose to stay home because of costs -- not because of personal preference -- it’s bad for women and bad for our economy.CognoscentiDec 18, 2018'Diblings': Embracing The Sperm Donor Sibling Network And Building KinshipThese days, more parents are up front about their decision to conceive through donor sperm, and donors are more open to releasing biographical details so that they can be contacted...On PointDec 6, 2018Sperm Donor Siblings: The Growing Movement To Unite Genetic FamiliesSperm donations are creating genetic families around the world. And there’s a new push for those siblings to meet.ResumeOn Point46:29Dec 6, 2018Putting The Election In Perspective, For Our Kids (And For Ourselves)As parents, we can teach our children that an election is not an apocalypse, but an opportunity to discuss and debate and be heard, writes KJ Dell'Antonia, and no one...CognoscentiNov 6, 2018'Will You Die?' And Other Questions My Kids Have About DeathDeath is a topic all parents have to address with their kids eventually. The experts offer some guidelines, writes Cloe Axelson, but in the moment, what does a parent say?ResumeCognoscenti02:17Oct 18, 2018It Happens To All Of Us EventuallyAlmost everyone I know has these instances of astonished recognition as we find ourselves turning into our parents, writes Julie Wittes Schlack.CognoscentiSep 13, 2018I'd Rather Be Shopping For School SuppliesFor the first time, writes Sharon Brody, neither of my kids is going back to school. It's disorienting and sad, but not for the reasons one might expect. CognoscentiSep 12, 2018Next Page
As She Battles COVID-19 Alone, My Mother Has Become Another Face In The WindowLike so many others, Cynthia Dockrell's mother is battling COVID-19 away from those who love her. Some 60 years ago, their family experienced something agonizingly similar.CognoscentiMay 15, 2020
David Brooks Says The Nuclear Family Was A Mistake. Is He Right?David Brooks wants Americans to ditch the idea of the nuclear family. We'll hear why.ResumeOn Point46:10Feb 20, 2020
Why You Should Never Stop Reading To Your KidsThe magic of being read to does not disappear just because it’s no longer a practical necessity, writes Sharon Brody.ResumeCognoscenti02:48Feb 5, 2020
Surprise! Research Says You Shouldn't Shy Away From Politics At Thanksgiving DinnerBy overestimating how unpleasant it will be to engage with those we disagree with, writes Timothy Phillips, we wind up tuning out the other side altogether. CognoscentiNov 27, 2019
The Gift Of Showing UpJulie Wittes Schlack never fully appreciated the expression "your presence is present enough' until her daughter's recent wedding.CognoscentiNov 8, 2019
Meghan Markle Is Not OK, And That’s OKWe owe the Duchess of Sussex a debt of gratitude for saying publicly what all new mothers feel.CognoscentiOct 23, 2019
'Do I Have To Leave Now?': Our Foster Care System Makes It Too Easy To Give Up On Kids“You only need to give us 10 days notice if you this gets to be too much for you,” our caseworker told us one day. “No one would blame you...CognoscentiSep 9, 2019
'Inheritance': When DNA Genealogy Shakes Our Identity, Foundation To The CoreA big meditation on the meaning of ancestry and family. We'll talk to the author of the celebrated new book "Inheritance."ResumeOn Point46:50Sep 2, 2019
'They' Is Here To Stay. Get Over ItMy 12-year-old is now using "they" pronouns, writes Jane Roper. So far, people have been very supportive. But many also add, with varying degrees of consternation, that they just have...ResumeCognoscenti02:22Aug 13, 2019
Parents Of Newborns Aren't The Only Caregivers Who Need Paid Family LeavePaid leave must take into consideration eldercare as well as childcare, writes Liz O'Donnell.CognoscentiFeb 7, 2019
'No Part Of Me Ever Questioned My Paternity': The DNA Test That Upended IdentityAuthor Dani Shapiro's DNA ancestry test results shook her to her core. Her late father — whom she’d loved and cherished for a half-century — wasn’t her biological father. On PointJan 31, 2019
'Inheritance': When DNA Genealogy Shakes Our Identity, Foundation To The CoreA big meditation on the meaning of ancestry and family. We'll talk to the author of the celebrated new book "Inheritance."ResumeOn Point46:50Jan 31, 2019
Social Services, Taxpayer Dollars And Religious Freedom: A Balancing ActLast year, a South Carolina faith-based organization turned away a couple that wanted to become foster parents. Why? The couple was Jewish, and Miracle Hill Ministries accepts only Christian parents...On PointJan 17, 2019
Good Childcare Is Out Of Reach For Too Many. It Doesn't Have To Be This WayIf mothers choose to stay home because of costs -- not because of personal preference -- it’s bad for women and bad for our economy.CognoscentiDec 18, 2018
'Diblings': Embracing The Sperm Donor Sibling Network And Building KinshipThese days, more parents are up front about their decision to conceive through donor sperm, and donors are more open to releasing biographical details so that they can be contacted...On PointDec 6, 2018
Sperm Donor Siblings: The Growing Movement To Unite Genetic FamiliesSperm donations are creating genetic families around the world. And there’s a new push for those siblings to meet.ResumeOn Point46:29Dec 6, 2018
Putting The Election In Perspective, For Our Kids (And For Ourselves)As parents, we can teach our children that an election is not an apocalypse, but an opportunity to discuss and debate and be heard, writes KJ Dell'Antonia, and no one...CognoscentiNov 6, 2018
'Will You Die?' And Other Questions My Kids Have About DeathDeath is a topic all parents have to address with their kids eventually. The experts offer some guidelines, writes Cloe Axelson, but in the moment, what does a parent say?ResumeCognoscenti02:17Oct 18, 2018
It Happens To All Of Us EventuallyAlmost everyone I know has these instances of astonished recognition as we find ourselves turning into our parents, writes Julie Wittes Schlack.CognoscentiSep 13, 2018
I'd Rather Be Shopping For School SuppliesFor the first time, writes Sharon Brody, neither of my kids is going back to school. It's disorienting and sad, but not for the reasons one might expect. CognoscentiSep 12, 2018