But I wanted kids. Really wanted to become a mom. I'm not the guy who accidentally got a girl pregnant but didn't know it and found out years later I had a child and ended up full of resentment. I'm not the woman whose kid did something terrible, truly terrible. Even then, I t...
Celebrity-led campaigns do often prove to be highly successful in generating broad public support. Just one of the biggest stars of the 1950s, no big deal. Performative activism is the name for posting about social issues or attending events for personal purposes, usually to gain social clout,...
Jennifer Kelly Geddes is a New York City-based writer, editor, and fact-checker, and the mom of two teen girls. In her free time, Geddes can be found on her yoga mat, cross-country skiing, walking her rescue pup (a shepherd mix named Django), and spending time with her husband and...
What’s your favorite piece of advice that you’ve gotten?My mom has said this to both me and my sister since we were little: "Your talent will make room for you." By saying this, she encouraged us not to focus on other people's opinions, but on pouring love and effort into better...
The two put their years of education and experience together to create a comprehensive guide for Fearless Feeding. This book covers common concerns of parents with kids in all ranges. From learning when to introduce solids to your babies to supporting a teen struggling to make healthy food choice...
Gives Mom a Break Advice from Heidi Ciravola ofStarts at Eight What is great about online learning is that you can shift the accountability to your student, and they in turn are accountable to someone other than you. It can be a great motivator for them! While I love being involved with...
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This is something I discuss inThe Teen Vogue Handbook, in the context of networking. In any job, it’s important to network like crazy with everybody, not in a calculated way, but in a smart way. No one likes to feel that they’re being worked over or operated on. Interns, for exam...
“Even if today’s players are incredibly gifted, they grow up in a basketball environment that can only be called counterproductive. AAU basketball has replaced high school ball as the dominant form of development in the teen years. I coached my son’s AAU team for three years; it’s a ...
“I was a pescetarian/vegetarian in my teen years out of a general concern for animals and thinking meat was pretty gross. I always cared about animals (in terms of my sentiments about them), but I think I was in denial about the cruelty of the dairy industry (and how it is one in...