All of Romoer's content about parenting and raising kids ages 8-12.

When my husband and I decided to use donor eggs to have a baby, resemblance was one of my first questions. Would my child’s hands look like mine? Or would his or her appearance belong to another ...

Feb. 4, 2025 I Learned As A Kid To Hide My Tears. Now I Teach Young People How To Be Sad Jan. 7, 2025 Let’s Abolish The Phrase “Picky Eater” November 14, 2024 Moms Are Worried About Their ...

She was kidding, I think. But 14 months later, I gave birth again. It was intense, insane, having two kids under 2 in a tiny New York apartment. Our younger kid was born in May, and my husband’s ...

You know those TikTok “Clean With Me” videos where some woman does a voiceover that’s like, “My anxiety has been really bad lately and that’s why there’s 8,000 loads of laundry on my ...

The group model of prenatal care cuts costs, promotes lasting friendships, and leads to better outcomes. 30 years later, why isn’t it standard?

I learned at an early age that tears were something to apologize for, to be ashamed of, to hide. I learned that my sadness was not as welcomed as my laughter. It wasn’t so much what was said to ...

Around 4PM every evening, my mood descends perfectly in time with the sun. I am creatively depleted from a day of trying to write, my husband usually still has a few more hours of work to do, and ...

I was born with nystagmus, a neurological condition that affects my vision, and until I was in my 30s, I’d only met one person that shared it. At a holiday party with my parents when I was ...

I asked my daughter what “good at the internet” means to her, and she explained this boy knows which websites to use and how to phrase a search so the results make sense. The reverence with ...

That fantasy six-figures appears, too, early on in The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids — And Come Back Stronger Than Ever by Neha Ruch, founder of the website (and popular ...

In my work with parents who are caring for a child with an eating disorder, I’ve become keenly aware of the language we use when talking about kids and food. Our words can shape our attitudes ...