Visits: 25 In 1994, Dr. Michel Cohen, a 35-year-old Moroccan-French émigré, opened Tribeca Pediatrics in a storefront on Harrison Street in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood. Dr. Cohen had tousled brown hair and wore thick-framed eyeglasses and clothes by brands such as …
‘#HagamosBebésJudíos’, escribió en un cartel. Hay quienes se lo toman en serio
Visits: 24 Irina Barskaya, una mujer de 33 años de Brooklyn, sintió el impulso de tener hijos con una persona judía tras los atentados de Hamás del 7 de octubre. Y no es la única. Casarse con un hombre judío …
Sweetie, I’ll Be Back at 2 A.M.
Visits: 22 Some parents, anxious about their child staying in someone else’s home, are choosing “sleepunders” — picking kids up just before bedtime — or even staying over with them. Brianna Michaud’s ’90s childhood was filled with sleepovers at friends’ …
Honey, Let’s Ditch the Kids
Visits: 22 Some parents of adult children have made the bold choice to forgo family traditions this holiday season. Over the summer Viviane Trinh, 35, received a surprising email from her parents, her mother in her late 60s and her …
Did I Fail as a Parent?
Visits: 34 Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘I think what we did when we sent him away is we just delayed the inevitable. And the inevitable was …
Nunca le pongas cinco nombres a tu hijo
Visits: 28 Si lo haces, es posible que nunca pueda separarse de ti. Hace 36 años, mientras estaba embarazada, discutí con mi esposo sobre qué nombre ponerle al bebé. Sabíamos que era un niño y finalmente nos decidimos por el …
My (Liberating) Secret Shame
Visits: 29 I may be unable to have children, and I am relieved. When I was 16, my mother told me that I would never be happier. Entering womanhood, leaving home, joining the work force, having children — these phases, …
Who Is Trusted to Have a Child?
Visits: 32 As a married gay man and an emergency pediatrician, I continue to wrestle with expectations of having a ‘traditional’ family life. A few years ago, while I was completing my pediatrics residency, I spent a month working in …
But How Will They Get the Bags Home From Camp?
Visits: 34 Camp Trucking, a delivery service for campers’ bags, shut down abruptly, leaving families with few options and causing general havoc. Paige Axel was working when an unwelcome email arrived. It was from Tyler Hill Camp, where her 14-year-old …
Never Give Your Child Five Names
Visits: 40 If you do, he may never be able to leave you. Thirty-six years ago, heavy with child, I argued with my husband about what to name the baby. We knew it was a boy and eventually settled on …