The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is warning parents of a delay this year in getting flu shots for children six months through three years because of a shipment delay by the manufacturer. The AAP says plenty of vaccine will be available, but pediatricians will receive most of their supply in November and December. As […]
Willa Cather is next in the series, providing us with several portraits: The woman in the chaise longue was still alone. She lay there all day, looking at the sea. The little girl, Carin, played noisily about the deck. Occasionally she returned and struggled up into the chair, plunged her head, round and red as
In the U. S.: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a gay couple in California who sought to challenge the state’s refusal to issue them a marriage license. As the Independent Gay Forum points out, though, this might not be a bad thing. Had the Supremes ruled against the plaintiffs, it
The number of same-sex couples in the U. S. has grown 30 percent in the last five years, claims a new report from the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy (PDF link). The researchers speculate that “as stigma associated with same-sex partnering and homosexuality in general decreases, more same-sex couples are willing
Today marks eight years since the brutal gay bashing that killed University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. His mother Judy Shepard, one of the LGBT community’s staunchest advocates, is using this day to launch the Matthew Shepard Foundation’s Get Out the Vote campaign. I had the honor of meeting Judy Shepard once, before I was
A special welcome today to those of you visiting from Bay Windows, “New England’s Largest LGBT Newspaper.” As a New England native and sometime resident of the Bay State myself, I’m especially happy to have you here. Thanks to Laura Kiritsy of Bay Windows for her nice article about Mombian in this year’s Bay Windows
The other day, when I asked my three-year-old what he wanted for breakfast, he replied, “Pizza.” Now, I’ve been a fan of cold leftover morning ‘za since my college days, but not having any in the house, and wanting to instill good breakfast habits in the next generation, I came up with this quick, healthier
(This is a slightly edited version of the post I ran last NCOD, to favorable response.) Today is National Coming Out Day (NCOD) in the U. S. Instead of offering advice on coming out (ably covered by HRC), I want to flip things around and offer a few tips to people who may be unsure how
Kara Swisher, a veteran Wall Street Journal writer and lesbian mom, has launched an online memoir, “The Louie Chronicles,” on the Huffington Post. Swisher, who writes for the Journal about the impact of digital technologies on business and society, now turns her keyboard to the world of parenting and family. She explains: Centered on the
Two recent studies offer somewhat contradictory advice on the importance of free play vs. structured activities for kids. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says: Free and unstructured play is healthy and—in fact—essential for helping children reach important social, emotional, and cognitive developmental milestones as well as helping them manage stress and become resilient. .
