Check out the books I’ve written or to which I have contributed an essay.

A few of my published essays and articles over the years

“CMV: The Most Dangerous Pregnancy Complication You Never Heard Of” from Minnesota Parent – 1996

“In Defense of Parenthood” from Salon.com -1998

“Co-sleeping: An Evolutionary Approach to Family Sleep” from Wearsthebaby.com – 1998

“Formula for Disaster” (my favorite thing I’ve ever written) from Salon.com – 1998

“Getting Wise to Babywise” from Salon.com – 1998

“The Story of the WHO Code” from Breastfeeding.com – 1998

“The Final Cut” from Minnesota Parent – 1999

“Tales of a Reluctant Parenting Pundit” from Salon.com – 1999

“Deadbeat Nation” from Metro Pulse – 1999

“Godly Goods – Is the Christian Lifestyle Industry a Parallel Universe for the Faithful?” from Metro Pulse – 1999

“Midwives Under Fire” from Minnesota Parent – 1999

“The Midwife of MOdern Midwifery” from Salon.com – 1999

“All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy” from Salon.com – 1999

“Where’s the Tingle” from MSN.com – 1999

“Of Guns and Sons” from AustinMama – 2001

“Did ‘America’s Pediatrician’ Sell Out?” from Salon.com – 2001

“Where Have All the Grandmas Gone?” from LiteraryMama – 2002

“School Vouchers? Bring ‘Em On” from Metro Pulse – 2002

“Navel-gazing their way through parenthood” (A look at how GenX parents are different) from Salon.com – 2003

“The Milky Way of Doing Business” from Hip Mama – 2003

“Homework- It’s What for Dinner” from Metro Pulse – 2003

“Roots and Wings” from Metro Pulse – 2003

“Feminism’s 4th Wave” from iFeminists – 2003

“Glenn Reynolds- The Most Famous Knoxvillian You Never Heard Of” from Metro Pulse – 2003

“The Case Against Opting Out” from Mother’s Movement Online — 2004

“Let Them Eat Cake” from WBIR.com – 2005

“Mother, Interrupted” from WBIR.com – 2005

“Firing Up Your Bathroom” from HGTV.com – 2006

“All About Towels” from HGTV.com – 2006

“The Overparenting Crisis” from Babble.com – 2007

“Quartz- the new Countertop Contender” – HGTV.com – 2007

“Newsroom Blogging” – Harvard’s Nieman Reports – 2009

My featured column at Babble.com: Home/Work (2008-present)

Jon and Kate Plus 8: The First TV Stars of the MommyBlog Era – Babble.com, 2009