Mommy Issues

aka Cards Against HumanityWe review Eve Rodsky's Fair Play (2019), a card game system promising equitable redistribution of domestic labor for moms on the brink. Cindy loses her shirt to the hazards of the concrete jungle.

We review economist Emily Oster's evidence-based parenting books, Expecting Better (2013) and Cribsheet (2019).

We discuss the burgeoning trend of Montessori parenting, including Simone Davies' Montessori Baby series, floor beds, wooden toys, and sensory bins. How did a century-old progressive education philosophy become a social media phenomenon for striver moms?

We review Pamela Druckerman's Bringing Up Bébé (2012), a memoir on the cultural differences between American and French motherhood. Do the French truly do it better?