Telephone Mamas: The Forgotten Dreamers

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Jul 29, 2014 Our playgrounds are populated with mothers like these, women who send trinkets and duct-taped packages back to their babies in faraway countries. They call them babies, even if they are not babies anymore, because it’s a habit. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The Politics of Parenting: How Our Society Criminalizes Poor Mothers of Color

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jul 25, 2014 When 46-year-old Debra Harrell was arrested July 1 for leaving her daughter unattended at a public park, she joined the ever-increasing ranks of poor mothers of color who are criminalized. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Boys and Gun Love: A Thinking Mother’s Dilemma

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2014 My sons know how I feel about gunplay, yet the more I forbid it, the more their curiosity draws them toward these forbidden objects -- the toy version of the lethal instruments at the center of our national debate.My sons know how I feel about gunplay, yet the more I forbid it, the more their curiosity draws them toward these forbidden objects—the toy version of the lethal instruments at the center of our national debate. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Should a Mental Illness Mean You Lose Your Kid?

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2014 Mindi has never harmed her daughter and is capably raising a son, but authorities took her daughter under a concept sometimes called “predictive neglect.” Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Shortly After Mother’s Day, U.N. Says U.S. ‘Losing Out’ Over Paid Maternity Leave

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2014 The United States is one of just three countries not to guarantee any paid maternity leave, a policy that costs the nation dearly. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mother’s Day

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Parenting

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Will Financially Incentivizing Breast-Feeding Work?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 The number of women who breast-feed in the Western Hemisphere has been decreasing for a number of financial, practical and social reasons. Now, a program in the U.K. tackles the issue with money vouchers, a plan that has many in an uproar. But could money be a good way to encourage mothers? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Maxed Out

Ruth Rosen / Truthdig Oct 11, 2013 This is the story of one working mother who suddenly discovers she can no longer be a superwoman But what's needed is a political and economic context in which working mothers can understand their situation. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Possible Correlation Between Testicle Size and Parental Role

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 Scientists at Emory University have found a potential connection between a man’s testicular proportions and his involvement in raising his children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Problem of Rising Single Parenthood

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2013 Although it’s significant that women now have the highest income in many households with children under 18, according to recent studies, a more interesting number is how many of these moms are going it alone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Back-to-School Blues

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Aug 23, 2013 Dig deeper