Joanna Schroeder

There are a lot of women out there right now who think yoga pants are great everyday wear, even when they’re not working out. There are probably also just as many people who think that women wear yoga pants entirely too much, and that they're inappropriate.

And then reality kicks in and you think, “What happened to us?” Where once there were fireworks are now phone calls about broken appliances and picking up diapers. But these changes aren’t necessarily bad. Sometimes things change dramatically and you realize how amazingly better your relationship is now, all these years later.

As I grew older, I came to rely upon dieting as a way to ease my anxiety and feel in control. I was no longer in a cycle of eating too little or body dysmorphia, but controlling my food intake made me feel less invisible in a sea of girls where I felt like I'd disappear. It was almost a form of self-medication, to know that I could go on a diet and lose a few pounds.

The biggest news in feminist parenting lately has been about portrayals of powerful girls and women. Mattel’s new partnership with DC Comics is a big step forward in this, creating a new set of dolls and action figures that feature the female characters in the classic DC comics stories.

I’m spelling them out here so that other parents can talk about them and other boys can see that there isn’t just one way to become a good man.

Even the most well-intentioned parents sometimes make mistakes in how they raise their kids.

That’s the thing: I love sex.

No, it’s not the presents. It’s all the little things.

I first saw shame take over my son’s face in a somewhat unexpected place: the toy aisle at Target.

This holiday film tells men it's OK to be emotional and vulnerable.