Nicole Cliffe

1 week ago | slate.com | Nicole Chung |Nicole Cliffe

Skip to the content Care and Feeding Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I am the mom of two truly wonderful boys, 6 and 8 years old. Recently, my husband was sick and so I was on parenting duty solo.

1 month ago | slate.com | Carvell Wallace |Nicole Cliffe

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband is the kindest, sweetest man I have ever met. He’s the one who catches and releases spiders. He jumps out of the car to help strangers. My issue here is with his family, my in-laws.

1 month ago | slate.com | Nicole Cliffe |Rumaan Alam

Care and Feeding Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding, Slate’s parenting advice column, to share classic letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding,  I enjoyed many a sleepover as a child, and now as a parent I am happy for my elementary-age kid to do the same with families we know well and trust.

2 months ago | slate.com | Nicole Cliffe

Skip to the content One Primal Scream At A Time Care and Feeding Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding, Slate’s parenting advice column, to share classic letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I have a 3½-year-old who is the only grandchild on his side of the family.

Mar 4, 2025 | slate.com | Nicole Cliffe

Skip to the content Has One Secret Weapon Going For It Care and Feeding Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding, Slate’s parenting advice column, to share classic letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My fiancé was raised as a Reform Jew; I am a casual Christian. We have mutually decided not to circumcise our forthcoming son.