parenting Oklahoma judge gives parental rights to sperm donor over lesbian mother Thom Dunn

COVID-19 The nightmare of parenting through two years of a pandemic Gareth Branwyn

Kids Santa Claus dies of a heart attack in front of room full of Russian children Séamus Bellamy

Child Development Christian parenting expert recommends spanking toddlers so they act excited to see you Mark Frauenfelder

child abuse "God, The Rod, and Your Child's Bod" is somehow worse than it sounds Thom Dunn

Science Research is suggesting we don't just inherit genes from our parents: "experiences can lead to changes in gene expression" Ruben Bolling

baby acrobat Wakeful toddler in parents' bed: Now no one sleeps Kevin Reome

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books Two perspectives on Asian-American life that riff on fantasy and stereotype: "Interior Chinatown" & "Tiger Style!" Thom Dunn

Business Sweary mums are scaring off Mumsnet's advertisers Cory Doctorow

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scholarship Cataloging the problems facing AI researchers is a cross between a parenting manual and a management book Cory Doctorow

books Hurts Like a Mother – An illustrated parody of Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies Wink

parenting Parenting and sysadminning are remarkably similar Cory Doctorow

offworld This adventure game about a strange clown is absolutely brilliant Leigh Alexander

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

politics "Stranger Danger" to children vastly overstated Glenn Fleishman

Reviews Mice and Mystics: awesome dungeoncrawler board game for all ages Jon Seagull

books Eight evidence-based pregnancy books for science-savvy ladies Maggie Koerth