| Leslie Morgan Steiner is the editor of the best-selling anthology Mommy Wars and the brand new memoir Crazy Love. Steiner is a frequent guest on the Today Show, MSNBC, and regularly contributes to The New York Times, Newsweek and Vanity Fair. She lives with her husband and 3 kids in Washington, DC. In this column, she will offer her Two Cents on issues relating to modern motherhood. |  |
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Can My Family Live Without TV?
My most treasured childhood memories revolve around a room with a tiny, wobbly laminated table on which my three siblings and I used to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in front of our old black and white television set. more
Do We Need A Recess Revolution?
A few years ago, my son moved from a crowded DC public school to a 600-student K-12 private school considered to be one of the “best” in DC. I love almost everything about the school, and apparently many other uber-anal DC parents do too because the school is harder to get into than Harvard College. more
Are Adults the Real Bullies?
Adolescent girl-on-girl bullying in America has dominated the news headlines following the tragic suicide of Phoebe Prince, an Irish student new to South Hadley High School in Massachusetts. more
Now That’s A Real Break.
My husband and I are one of those couples that divide up the childcare and household responsibilities without ever discussing them. He takes care of groceries, garbage, light bulbs, basketball coaching and taxes. I do diapers, play dates, doctors’ appointments, pet care, date nights and midnight sick kid duty. more
Assertiveness Training.
Amazing how long a woman can get by in life without basic assertiveness skills. I got by as a kid because I was smart, responsible and popular, with lots of friends. I turned into a hard-working, perfectionistic adolescent with lots of A’s and lots of boyfriends. more
Pedophile Pediatrician.
Over 100 children. An idyllic beach town, population 16,000. Often the violations occurred with adults mere feet away. The man rigged protective sheets and pin lights and tiny cameras so parents wouldn’t catch on. more
Sandwich Stories, Take II.
A few weeks ago I wrote of the joys of the sandwich generation as I hurtled into life’s next juggling act: caring for three kids, my cancer-riddled mother, and my career simultaneously. more
Dress for Success?
When I graduated from college in 1987, I faced grim choices in professional interview attire: navy blue or black suit, cream or white ruffled shirt. A kind of armor. For years my work wardrobe made me want to scream every morning. more
Bringing Baby to Work.
Returning to work 12 weeks after my first baby arrived twisted me inside out even more than the process of giving birth. Leaving my baby felt like the vilest, most unnatural action I’d taken in my adult life. more
