Email Author Katie Allison Granju

1999 Stories by Katie Allison Granju

• My Best Friend and My Wedding

  published August 1, 1999

  A tale of prenuptial jitters. More >>

• The Ties that Bind

  published July 1, 1999

  Have you ever felt adrift in a sea of family rituals, uncertain of whether you have succeeded in establishing any meaningful, personal customs of... More >>

• To Have and to Hold

  published June 1, 1999

  American babies are among the least-touched on the planet, according to researchers. The average American baby is in physical contact with a... More >>

• The Final Cut

  published June 1, 1999

  Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics put forth a strong reversal of its long-held position in favor of routine circumcision of infant... More >>

• Birthing Alone

  published May 1, 1999

  While most women are searching for the best possible care to help them through their pregnancies and births, a small but growing group of women is... More >>

• The Culture of Childbirth

  published May 1, 1999

  Birth would seem the quintessential human process, a universal female bond. Yet childbirth customs and rituals—indeed, the very essence of wha... More >>

• In Defense of Parenting

  published March 1, 1999

  Judith Rich Harris made a huge splash with her book The Nurture Assumption, in which she dismissed the value and effect of parenting. Why is... More >>

• Too Much of a Good Thing?

  published March 1, 1999

  Judith Rich Harris made a huge splash with her book The Nurture Assumption, in which she dismissed the value and effect of parenting. Why is... More >>