The New York Times Paints a Rosy Picture of Surrogacy
The New York Times has an article about surrogacy in today's health section, pegged to Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's use of a surrogate to have their just-born twins, Marion and Tabitha.
View ArticleAre Babies Smarter Than We Are?
This is the first entry in a dialogue about Alison Gopnik's new book, The Philosophical Baby, between Gopnik and Annie Murphy Paul. Read the second entry here.Dear Alison,
View ArticleWe Want to Hear Your Health Insurance Stories
Sarah Wildman, who wrote in Double X about how her maternity health insurance coverage ended up nearly costing her 20 grand, went on NPR's Tell Me More yesterday to talk about her shoddy health care....
View ArticleHow to Make Your Baby Happier/Smarter/Better
This is the fourth entry in a dialogue about Alison Gopnik's new book,The Philosophical Baby, between Gopnik and Annie Murphy Paul.
View ArticleKatie Roiphe: My Newborn Is Like a Narcotic
In the six weeks since my baby was born, I seem to have lost all worldly ambition. I can think about September, when I am supposed to go back to work, only with dread. I have a class to teach. I have...
View ArticleThe Carbon Footprint of My Baby's Bottom
The worst possible thing you can do for the environment is reproduce. Diapering alone is a large-scale eco-disaster. The average baby goes through between 5,000 and 8,000 diapers before being...
View ArticleTaking Care of Babies May Change Your Brain
If you’ve ever worried about not being naturally maternal—as you awkwardly pat cranky babies that other women seem to cradle and soothe effortlessly—a new study might provide some reassurance.
View ArticleWe're Talking About: May 6, 2010
Promoted Title: We're Talking About: May 6, 2010 —Nearly 20 percent of the players on the University of Virgina men’s lacrosse team have been charged with alcohol-related offenses. [Washington...
View ArticleIf Crying It Out Causes Brain Damage, We All Need Treatment
"Every time your baby cries, and you don't respond, you break the fragile bond of trust between you." That's the way I remember a line from a Dr. Sears book that sat on my bedside table when both my...
View ArticleHow Jennifer Aniston Is Like Elena Kagan
Lauren, you made an astute point last week about how Sandra Bullock had replaced Jennifer Aniston as the tabloids'favorite sadsack. But Bullock's reign as America's loser in love is already over, after...
View ArticleBreast Support
Kim Kardashian tweeted her outrage after watching a woman breast-feed without a coverup inside a Los Angeles restaurant, a sight that put the celeb off her lunch. The criticism rankles coming from a...
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