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Exhausted dad holding a fussy baby wearing organic cotton clothes at 3 AM.

Debugging the Strick Baby: How We Fixed Our Fussy Trick Baby

The clock on the microwave said 3:14 AM, glowing in that menacing green font that just mocks your life choices. My son, who during the day usually resembles a slightly drunk, happy old man, was currently arched backward in my...

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Priya hΓ€lt nachdenklich eine kleine Silikon-ZahnbΓΌrste im Badezimmer

Die absolut ehrliche Antwort auf: Welche ZahnbΓΌrste fΓΌr Babys

Der Kiefer meines Sohnes hat die Schließkraft eines kleinen Alligators. Das wurde mir an einem Dienstagmorgen klar, als ich versuchte, eine sehr Àsthetische, beige Bambuszahnbürste aus seinem Mund zu hebeln. Ich wollte ein durchgestyltes, nachhaltiges Badezimmer. Er wollte auf dem...

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A partially chewed wooden and silicone teether resting on a coffee table near my laptop.

Why our pediatrician vetoed the freezer and pushed a beissring holz

It was 2:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was standing in front of the open freezer in my boxers, holding a bright blue plastic hippo filled with mystery gel. Our eleven-month-old son was in the other room, screaming like...

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A stressed dad watching his baby chew on a celery stick in a high chair.

The Chicken Bone Incident: Unpacking the Food Teethers Trend

I'm staring at my son, who's currently aggressively making out with a stripped chicken drumstick bone. My wife, Sarah, handed it to him exactly four minutes ago. I'm hovering three inches away, sweat pooling in the collar of my Portland...

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A tired dad holding a wooden baby rattle while twin infants sit on a neutral playmat.

The newborn rattle timeline from potato stage to blunt force trauma

I was standing in the kitchen at 4am, holding a plastic object that resembled a neon torture device, trying to work out why my three-week-old daughters were actively ignoring it. It was a Tuesday. Or possibly a Thursday. Time becomes...

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A wooden baby rattle next to a digital caliper and a cold cup of coffee

Dear Marcus: Stop Buying Loud Plastic Toys and Read This

Dear Marcus of exactly six months ago, It's 3:14 AM on a Tuesday. You're standing in the dark hallway of your Portland bungalow, clutching a lukewarm bottle of formula, staring at a flashing plastic boombox toy that's aggressively singing "I'M...

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A crumpled Pippi lΓ€tzchen bandana bib on a coffee table next to a half-empty mug.

Why Pippi LΓ€tzchen Saved Us from the Teething Drool Nightmare

I'm standing in my kitchen at 4:12 PM on a Tuesday in late November. I'm wearing my husband's oversized grey fleece that smells vaguely of stale coffee and desperation, and I'm holding my five-month-old son, Leo. He is screaming. Not...

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A wooden bunny baby rassel resting on a messy living room rug

Surviving the Night with a Baby Rassel: Why Simple Toys Win

The digital clock on the microwave glared at me in aggressive, glowing red numbers: 3:14 AM. I was standing barefoot in a puddle of something unidentifiable (let's optimistically call it water) while holding a screaming two-year-old who was currently producing...

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Vintage Ty plush toys sitting on a nursery shelf next to modern organic baby products

Finding An August 3rd Beanie Baby: The Truth About Birthday Twins

It was exactly 2:14 AM on a Tuesday, I was wearing Dave’s grey college track pants with a crusty spot of peach yogurt on the left knee, and I was literally locked in a high-stakes bidding war with a stranger...

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