Summer 2006

CONTENTS

SOAPBOX: Copycat

BACKTALK
Chip off the old blockhead: When kids mimic us

NUTSHELL: The News: Foster care troubles, hitting the maternal wall, more

ESSAY: Beautiful
by Kate Haas

He has an eye for the snazzy, the flashy, the beautiful.

And lately, he's turned this eye to his wardrobe. What's a liberal mother to do?

ESSAY: Mommy Comes Back
by Sally Stratakis-Allen

You can have hugs, and you can have Gumby bunnies. You can have Kipper's Sticky Paws, and you can have bulldozers. But it still sucks when Mommy leaves.

DEBATE: Should Schools Punish Kids for Off-Grounds Misdeeds?
MIRIAM PESKOWITZ says yes, it's a community thing.
HEIDI AUNGST says no, that's my job.

ESSAY: Scoldings from Strangers
by Katy Read

These days, scoldings are reserved for the parents. The village speaks, and none too kindly.

FEATURE: (Public) School's Out?
by Andrea Cooper

Is the middle class abandoning public education?

ESSAY: The Mr. Sperm Donor Pageant
by Jessica Hohmann

SWF seeks DNA.

One woman screens sperm donors. It's like dating, but you never actually meet your date.

ESSAY: Family Loyalty
by Pamela Toutant

When your sister is something of a mess, what does it mean to be the best aunt to her kids? How about when one of the kids attempts suicide?

FICTION: This: The Baby
by Robin Black

A short story

REVIEW: The Problem That Stays The Same
by Katy Read
The Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan

PLUS: The Reading Chair

MOTHERWIT: Real Estate for Kids
by Hilary Fussteig

Sandbox timeshare
 
 

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