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Staff Writer at , where I cover families, parenting, and education

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    23 Oct 2016

    This is what we at call a 👶... I squeezed a lot of things I've been thinking about lately into it

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  2. Sep 4

    I recently interviewed about her new book on how white families talk about race. Her analysis of parents' pursuit of "what's best for my child" has really stuck with me:

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  3. Aug 30

    I talked to a marketing professor who studies how kids become materialistic, and she talked a lot about the role middle school plays:

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    Aug 29

    KFC’s latest marketing stunt is so insanely dystopian I couldn’t help adapting this article into a screenplay

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  5. Aug 29

    I had a lot thoughts and feelings about KFC's latest marketing stunt:

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    Aug 24

    Friends, I want your help on a story I'm writing—it's all about the open-24-hours hangout spots on America's college campuses. If you're an undergrad, tell me where you and your classmates stay up all night at afetters at the atlantic dot com!

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  7. Aug 23

    For my latest piece, I talked to a bunch of people who are having second thoughts about one of the most common greetings in the English language:

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  8. Aug 22

    Relatedly, now seems like a good time to note that I'll be writing a lot more, as I've moved to Staff Writer here at The Atlantic. So, more to come soon and send me any tips or things you're eager to see covered!

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  9. Aug 22

    My first piece in a while is about teens, screens, and the mixed feelings the former have about the latter:

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  10. Aug 16

    I'm working on a piece about the use of "guys" as a gender-neutral pronoun, and I'm wondering if there are people out there who have stopped using it because it's gendered. If you have thoughts, I'd love to hear from you: joe@theatlantic.com

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  11. Jun 8

    Today I learned: "Rogers’s philosophy of child development is actually derived from some of the leading 20th-century scholars of the subject"

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  12. Jun 5

    . spent four months reporting this story, and what she found in Illinois is so distressing

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  13. Jun 1

    Great point from about why poorer children might be less likely to pass the famous marshmallow test: "For them, daily life holds fewer guarantees … There is a risk that comes with waiting"

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  14. May 21

    This piece is comprehensive and distressing -- important reading after last week

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  15. May 15

    I've been working on a piece about the highly awkward relationship that Penn has with its only presidential alum, and it just went online:

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  16. May 9

    This piece is so powerful. It's worth your time: magnificent writing about a tough topic

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  17. Apr 5

    This piece is so thoughtful on how to talk to kids about the environmental problems they'll inherit

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  18. Apr 3

    This piece makes a really important point about who's empowered to practice "free-range" parenting—and who isn't

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  19. Mar 20

    The ending of this piece is just so dang good

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  20. Mar 20

    Congratulations to the great , who led the charge -- and also of course to , , and , who provided invaluable help. So excited to see this go out into the world!

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  21. Mar 20

    The Atlantic's new Family section is now live! For our launch, check out some excellent pieces by , , and Paula Fass

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