Kat Stoeffel is features director at BDG. She edits celebrity cover stories and other feature profiles, focusing on people of interest in entertainment, business and politics. She also commissions and edits service packages, trend stories, and essays that connect issues in the news to our readers’ personal pursuits. She works across many BDG sites, including Bustle, Romper, Elite Daily, NYLON, Inverse, Scary Mommy, Fatherly and The Zoe Report.
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Parenting
Kids Need More Freedom. Here Are 25 Ways To Give It To Them.
Because we all know we’re supposed to foster our kids’ independence, but sometimes it’s easier said than done.
RABBIT HOLES
SnooLife Reddit Is Where I Found New Parents To Match My Freak
Nobody appreciates the difference between a 3-week-old and a 5-week-old like someone with a 7-week-old.
Life
The Playground Is My Third Place
My world is smaller than it was before I became a parent. But kid-friendly places have shaped my social life in unexpected ways.
Q&A
Why Does Recent Pediatric Guidance Feel So Judgmental?
“We were trying to remove blame and guilt:” Here’s what the American Academy of Pediatrics hopes you take away from controversial statements on obesity and breastfeeding.
Imaginative Magic
4 Drag Queen Parents On Why Children Love Drag
Four drag performers with kids share why children love drag — and how drag has shaped their own parenting.
Babycore
Down With Tasteful Baby Clothes — I Am Here For The Novelty Onesie
For an infant, these are very chic times. Too chic, one might argue.