Siobhan Adcock

Siobhan Adcock is the former Experts Editor at Motherly. The author of two novels about motherhood, The Completionist and The Barter, her writing has also appeared in Romper, Bustle, Ms., What to Expect, Baby Center, Epicurious, McSweeney's, Slate, Salon, and elsewhere.

Holiday Gift Guides

20 affordable family gifts for impossible-to-buy-for relatives

Child

All your questions about kids & face masks, answered

Work & Motherhood

Moms are being forced to choose between their job and their kids in this pandemic

Baby Health

Breast milk could hold key to protecting us against coronavirus

Beauty & Style Shopping Guides

In praise of elastic-waist pants—the one good thing about 2020

The Holidays

Planning to see family for Christmas? Here’s when to get tested & start quarantining

Holidays

Yes, you should wear a mask to Thanksgiving

Hanukkah

We celebrate Christmas + Hanukkah without going broke—here’s how

Family Finances & Budgeting

How should stay-at-home parents save for retirement?

Holidays

What’s safe to do for Thanksgiving this year?

Food

First time making the Thanksgiving turkey? Start here.

Life

Thank you to the tireless election workers, volunteers and voters

Child

Why science says we need to open schools—and shut bars

Parenting

Playing with stuffed animals is the worst—but I still do it for my child

Life

What parents need to know from Joe Biden’s town hall

Life

I’m going all-in on Halloween this year—and I’m not ashamed of it

Children's Health

Should you talk to your kids about President Trump having COVID?

Life

Moms don’t want to be called superheroes—they want help

Life

If my child’s school opens, I’m sending her

Child

Microschools + pandemic pods may solve one problem, but there’s more to the story

Life

Disney World is reopening this weekend

Back To School

When will children go back to school? That depends on where you live

Life

A love letter to my dishwasher in these unprecedented times

Child

Here’s what schools could look like when they reopen

Covid

What’s safe and what’s not this summer for families? Experts weigh in

Life

No, wearing a mask is not ‘overreacting’ about coronavirus

Health & Wellness

Here are the health care appointments to keep, reschedule or cancel right now

Covid

What you should know about the pandemic risk scorecard that’s going viral

Child

Should you send your child to day care or day camp this summer? Here’s why it’s so hard to decide

Covid

Everything we know (so far) about how states reopening will affect families

Adult

I miss saying yes

Food

Here’s how to shop for groceries safely + without stress right now