When I was sent a 9 p.m. text reminder to acquire a balloon for my child's unicycle parade the next day, it was Briana who I ...

In her new book Second Life, Amanda Hess charts the emotional experience of parenthood, mediated through our screens.

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I pictured my partner at my side, weeping but also gazing at me wide-eyed, experiencing my admirable resilience, his capacity ...

As soon as I got pregnant, it became clear to me that I want to build something bigger and set an example as someone who ...

Today’s teenagers know what their time is worth, and for better or worse, it’s leaving a lot of parents in the lurch.

Every evening at about 6:30 p.m., I pour my toddler a sippy cup of cold milk and we curl up on the couch next to my husband. “Mama sit!” he says, his way of asking to sit on my lap as he ...

After having my first baby, the only thing I was completely sure of was that pregnancy and postpartum had rendered me stupid. Yes, my brain was stimulated to the nth degree, but I was only ...

A few years back, late in my first pregnancy, a box from my mother arrived containing a hand-knit baby blanket and the books she’d accumulated during her own pregnancies in the 1980s. They were ...

A few months ago, I was enjoying an adult beverage with my newish friend Julia when she mentioned that every Monday she goes grocery shopping at the Berkeley Bowl, a beloved East Bay institution ...

In the delirium of the newborn months, my partner, Megan, and I found ourselves completely bereft of anything interesting to say, apart from running commentary on our one subject and singular ...