Carvell Wallace

Carvell Wallace is a writer and the father of two teens in Oakland, California. He is a co-host of Slate’s Mom and Dad Are Fighting and has bylines in the New Yorker, GQ, the New York Times Magazine, and others. Before his career in writing, he spent 15 years working with incarcerated youth, foster youth, and at-risk youth in New York City and San Francisco.

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I’m Getting Iced Out by Other Moms at My Kids’ School

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June 05, 2019 6:01 AM
Dear Care and Feeding: Should Eighth-Graders Be Throwing Parties Without Parents Present?

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June 05, 2019 6:00 AM
Podcast Episode What Parts of Parenting Really Matter Anyway?

Rebecca Lavoie, Gabriel Roth, and Carvell Wallace

May 30, 2019 3:11 PM
Podcast Episode What Parts of Parenting Really Matter Anyway?

Rebecca Lavoie, Gabriel Roth, and Carvell Wallace

May 30, 2019 3:11 PM
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I Don’t Love My Kid’s Day Care As Much As He Does. Should I Switch Him to Another One?

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May 29, 2019 5:59 AM
Dear Care and Feeding: My First-Grader Joined a Gang of Bullies Writing Mean Notes About Other Kids

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May 29, 2019 5:58 AM
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My Kid’s Best Friend Is Getting Bullied. What’s My Responsibility Here?

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May 22, 2019 6:01 AM
Dear Care and Feeding: I Do Most of the Child Care. How Do I Correct My Husband’s Parenting Mistakes?

Carvell Wallace

May 22, 2019 6:00 AM
Podcast Episode We’re Getting Divorced—but Still Living Together. How Do We Tell the Kids?

Rebecca Lavoie, Gabriel Roth, and Carvell Wallace

May 16, 2019 2:00 PM
Podcast Episode We’re Getting Divorced—but Still Living Together. How Do We Tell the Kids?

Rebecca Lavoie, Gabriel Roth, and Carvell Wallace

May 16, 2019 2:00 PM
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How Do I Tell My Son About His Biological Father?

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May 15, 2019 6:01 AM
Dear Care and Feeding: A Neighbor Mom Is Popping Pills. What Should I Do?

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May 15, 2019 6:00 AM
Podcast Episode Why Aren’t “Good” Husbands Pulling Their Weight in the House?

Dan Kois, Rebecca Lavoie, and Carvell Wallace

May 09, 2019 5:34 PM
Podcast Episode Why Aren’t “Good” Husbands Pulling Their Weight in the House?

Dan Kois, Rebecca Lavoie, and Carvell Wallace

May 09, 2019 5:34 PM
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Should I Settle for a Less Expensive Day Care Center?

Carvell Wallace

May 08, 2019 6:01 AM
Dear Care and Feeding: My Smart, Independent Daughter Wears Halter Tops and Short Shorts to School

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May 08, 2019 6:00 AM
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Should I Break Up With My Childless Friends?

Carvell Wallace

May 01, 2019 6:01 AM
Dear Care and Feeding: Can We Have Daytime Sex When Our Son’s in the House?

Carvell Wallace

May 01, 2019 6:00 AM
Podcast Episode My 4-Year-Old Is Obsessed With Her Looks, on Slate’s Parenting Podcast

Ruth Graham, Gabriel Roth, and Carvell Wallace

April 25, 2019 3:04 PM
Podcast Episode My 4-Year-Old Is Obsessed With Her Looks, on Slate’s Parenting Podcast

Ruth Graham, Gabriel Roth, and Carvell Wallace

April 25, 2019 3:04 PM