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On AlterNet: parenthood

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "parenthood"

Why Are People Obsessed with Their Kids?

Why Are People Obsessed with Their Kids?

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. June 29, 2009.
Our current interest in children and parenting is neither normal nor historical. Nor is it very healthy for kids, parents and society at large.

'Opting In' to Progressive Parenthood: A Personal Challenge to Modern Mothers

'Opting In' to Progressive Parenthood: A Personal Challenge to Modern Mothers

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. May 21, 2008.
Author Amy Richards explains how to close the gap between feminist ideology and our daily lives.

Maternal Profiling

Maternal Profiling

Anita Sarah Jackson, Huffington Post. May 7, 2008.
Moms across the country face workplace discrimination, but the media has been largely silent on the issue.

School for Teen Mothers Sheds Light on Young Women's Pregnancy Choices

School for Teen Mothers Sheds Light on Young Women's Pregnancy Choices

Laura Tillman, The Brownsville Herald. March 31, 2008.
Teen mothers still drop out of school at alarming rates. One school tries to fight the trend.

'Arrows for the War'

'Arrows for the War'

Kathryn Joyce, The Nation. November 14, 2006.
The Christian 'Quiverfull' movement measures a mother's spiritual resolve by the number of children she raises, each one an arrow in the quiver of God's army.