News
Please Don't Ask Me About My European "Vacation
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (975+ words) We arrived in Nice, France, around midnight on Tuesday, June 23. (Temperature: 80 degrees Fahrenheit, 57 percent humidity.) I'm visiting town for a family wedding with my wife, my 3-year-old son, and my 5-year-old daughter. My mother is from here, and many, many…...
Public pool advice: A plague of selfishness has taken over public pools. This summer, I'm fighting back.
12+ hour, 10+ min ago (430+ words) The summer holiday is coming up, and I have an etiquette conundrum. My family and I often go camping in places with a pool. Although the vast majority of the chairs around the pool are empty, they are all "saved,…...
My Perfectly Normal Swimwear Is Going to Get Me Banned From the Public Pool. Guess Why.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (393+ words) Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. Jen'e: Wait, do we want to share the link to the swimsuit solution (which would…...
Helping Kids Through Those Summer Transitions
2+ week, 4+ day ago (180+ words) Some kids are heading to high school. Some kids are going to camp. Some kids are preparing for college. How we're dealing with transitions this summer. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Rosemary Belson. Follow us on You Tube! Lucy…...
Plus Playground: Tips to Help Your Kids Keep Their Smarts Over the Summer
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (262+ words) Tips and recommendations for keeping the kids" minds sharp over the summer. This week on the Plus Playground, summer may just be kicking off, but Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are already thinking about the next school year....
I Run a Summer Camp. I Have One Piece of Advice for Parents Nervous About Sending Their Kids.
4+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) His mom isn't wrong. Max (not his real name) does look upset. He's too focused on making a snowman out of air-dry clay to notice the camera, let alone smile at it. I'm the program director at a traditional private…...
Donna Summer's Three-Decade Chart Reign
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (162+ words) Donna Summer set chart benchmarks and managed to stay relevant for more than three decades. Why didn't she get more respect from the rock establishment? In this encore episode from 2017, Chris Molanphy examines how Summer became the queen of disco…...
How to Plan the Summer of Your Kids" Dreams
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) Surviving the cut-throat sign-up season. Episodes mentioned: Postpartum Is Boring. Here's How to Enjoy It. Second Kid Scaries How to Get Through (Or Help Someone With) Postpartum Depression Should We Skip Touring the White House? This week on the Plus…...
My Mother-in-Law Says the Way I Read Books to My Baby Is Harmful
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) My in-laws and I disagree on our approach to reading children's books to my infant. I fully embrace the whimsy of magic and animal anthropomorphism, and read stories about animals performing human behaviors without qualm. I can't wait until my…...
My Daughter's Teacher Called With an Absurd Request. It Has to Do With Our Nighttime Reading Routine.
9+ mon, 12+ hour ago (318+ words) My daughter "Karina" just entered first grade. Just last evening, I got a call from her teacher about her behavior. Karina reads well and is apparently well ahead of the rest of her class. I was asked if I read…...