Posts by Alicia Cox Thomson - Today's Parent

Alicia Cox Thomson

a photo of an orange in front of a mirror with a blue backdrop

a photo of an orange in front of a mirror with a blue backdrop

Women's health

Body positivity is out, body neutrality is in. But what exactly is it?

Photo of a mom carrying a kid while brushing their hair out of their face

Photo of a mom carrying a kid while brushing their hair out of their face

School-age

What to do when your kid's best friend is a bad influence

The author, her husband, and their two kids pose for a photo in the forest

The author, her husband, and their two kids pose for a photo in the forest

Parenting

I’m Black, therefore my kids are, right?

illustration of a family at a protest. One kid is sitting on dad's shoulders holding a sign and the other is raising a fist in the air. yellow light beams are shining out from their eyes

illustration of a family at a protest. One kid is sitting on dad's shoulders holding a sign and the other is raising a fist in the air. yellow light beams are shining out from their eyes

Parenting

This is what it means to raise an anti-racist kid

Husband carrying box upstairs while mother holds baby in her arms at new home

Husband carrying box upstairs while mother holds baby in her arms at new home

Family life

Growing family? How to know when it’s time to upsize