Joanna Schroeder

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.

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

Much of my life has been ruled by fears I didn’t want to face. Now that I'm older and have been battling them, I feel an enormous weight lifted from my shoulders. I only wish I'd been able to shrug off these societal pressures years ago

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.

If we as women get to define for ourselves what beauty looks like, then the power will no longer rest with those who pad their fortunes with our self-loathing.

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

I'm going to keep an eye on my health—but keep the scale under the bathroom vanity.

We're not saying you need an excuse to have wild, crazy, satisfying and fully consensual sex... But if you did, what could be better motivation than to piss Ted Cruz (and his ultra-Conservative cronies) right the fuck off?

Mattel’s brand new video featuring empowered little girls will make you cry. But will the toy industry ever change?

As moms and dads, we probably don’t talk directly about rape to kids, at least not until they’re older. But we’re still sending messages about sex and consent all the time. Because of that, we need to make sure we’re not teaching them some very dangerous lessons, even if just by accident.