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.

Child

All your questions about kids & face masks, answered

We asked doctors and epidemiologists the biggest questions parents have about wearing masks at school–including which face masks are most effective, and how to get kids to wear them.

Work & Motherhood

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

Parents are over 40% of the workforce and if schools and daycares remain closed, that leaves them in an impossible situation.

Baby Health

Breast milk could hold key to protecting us against coronavirus

One reason breast milk is so powerful is that it carries antibodies that help babies fight off disease. And antibodies might just be the next battlefront in our returning to normal after the COVID-19 epidemic.

Beauty & Style Shopping Guides

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

It took a pandemic for me to be able to admit it, but elastic-waist pants rule.

The Holidays

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

The CDC has updated its guidelines.

Holidays

Yes, you should wear a mask to Thanksgiving

If you're headed to a Thanksgiving gathering, experts say to mask up. Here's why.

Hanukkah

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

Because 8 days of Hanukkah + 12 days of Christmas = $$$.

Family Finances & Budgeting

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

Experts share how to save for retirement as a SAHM, even if you haven't started yet.

Holidays

What’s safe to do for Thanksgiving this year?

According to updated CDC guidelines, here's how to figure out what to do about Thanksgiving during a pandemic.

Food

First time making the Thanksgiving turkey? Start here.

If this year has taught us anything, it's that we can do hard things.

Life

Thank you to the tireless election workers, volunteers and voters

You are what democracy looks like.

Parenting

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

True life: I have literally fallen asleep while playing stuffed animals with my daughter, it is so soul-piercingly boring.