Carvell Wallace, Slate

Carvell Wallace

Slate

Oakland, CA, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Slate
  • The Guardian
  • MTV News
  • Pitchfork
  • VICE

Past articles by carvell:

Dear Care and Feeding: Should Eighth-Graders Be Throwing Parties Without Parents Present?

In Carvell’s final parenting advice column, questions about parties, ADHD, and birthdays. → Read More

What Parts of Parenting Really Matter Anyway?

Two hosts of Slate’s parenting podcast say goodbye. → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: My First-Grader Joined a Gang of Bullies Writing Mean Notes About Other Kids

Parenting advice on bullying, practicing a musical instrument, and day care. → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: I Do Most of the Child Care. How Do I Correct My Husband’s Parenting Mistakes?

Parenting advice on correcting husbands, a troubled teen, and stuffed animal attachment. → Read More

We’re Getting Divorced—but Still Living Together. How Do We Tell the Kids?

Turns out it’s not about what you say and more about how you live. → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: A Neighbor Mom Is Popping Pills. What Should I Do?

Parenting advice on pill popping, quitting drama, and reining in your temper. → Read More

Why Aren’t “Good” Husbands Pulling Their Weight in the House?

An interview with Darcy Lockman. → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: My Smart, Independent Daughter Wears Halter Tops and Short Shorts to School

Parenting advice on inappropriate clothing, stealing toys, and Hairspray Jr. → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: Can We Have Daytime Sex When Our Son’s in the House?

Parenting advice on daytime sex, queer-friendly camps, and going off the grid post-divorce. → Read More

My 4-Year-Old Is Obsessed With Her Looks, on Slate’s Parenting Podcast

Also: When is the right time to get a vasectomy? → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: My 20-Year-Old Just Takes Our Money and Refuses to Get a Summer Job

Parenting advice on adult children, family drama, and an ex–mother-in-law. → Read More

On Slate’s Parenting Podcast: How Do I Stop Relatives Posting Pictures of My Kid on Social Media?

Slate’s parenting podcast on how to stop yourself from projecting your issues onto to your kids. → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: How Do I Get My Kid to Stop Losing His Coat?!

Parenting advice on coats, preschool misbehavior, and a “blaccent.” → Read More

Is It Possible for a Child’s Car Seat to Be Too Safe?

And should you buy the safest car seat, even if it means risking that your child will be an orphan. → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: Can I Take My Kids to Bet on the Ponies?

Parenting advice on kids and horse racing, Momo, and helping a socially awkward child. → Read More

My Son Doesn’t Respect His Stepfather. What Should I Do?

Also, a triumph involving a preschool nemesis and a recommendation involving college admissions. → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: How Do We Explain to Our Daughter That We’re Firing Her Beloved Sitter Because She Drank on the Job?

Plus: a second opinion on the sister who’s marrying a sex offender. → Read More

How Long Should You Wait Before Talking to Your Kids About Death?

Slate’s parenting podcast on exposing your kids to adult culture and talking to kids about death. → Read More

What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus When White People Assume You Don’t Deserve to Be There

“People use your success as proof of your unworthiness. It’s very insane in the way that racism is.” → Read More

Dear Care and Feeding: I Want My Kids to Know Their Grandma, but She’s an Untrustworthy Alcoholic

Parenting advice on boundaries with relatives, life with a newborn, and tantrums. → Read More