Jill Robins, Yahoo Parenting Playdates and birthday parties: things that make me cringe. My two kids make enough mess and noise all by themselves. Then there are the parents, who I may or may not jell with, and the complex […]
Katherine Reynolds Lewis, The Washington Post Watching news reports of the 132 dead in the Paris terrorist attacks, it’s natural to feel a jolt of fear. At times like this, we parents must dig deep for the courage we need […]
Belinda Luscombe, Time When terrible events happen, such as the attacks on Paris, parents’ immediate instinct is to shield their children from them. While this is perfectly natural, particularly as parents are probably having difficulty wrapping their heads around the […]
Michael Harthorne, Newser Holding your child back from kindergarten could be a big boost to his or her mental health for years to come, according to a new study from Stanford University. “We found that delaying kindergarten for one year […]
Drew Wood, Fatherly Ever look at your kid’s morning bowl of Cheerios (or their charred Pop Tart, no one’s judging you) and wonder what parents around the world feed their own kids for breakfast? It turns out, all sorts of […]
Meg Anderson, NPR Ask yourself this question: Were you aware of inequality growing up? Your answer may depend in part on where you went to high school. Students at racially diverse schools, particularly black and Hispanic students, are more tuned […]
Michael Alison Chandler, The Washington Post The D.C. Council wants to study how parents’ incarceration affects their children’s performance in schools across the District and the types of supports that might help these students. More than half of adults who […]
Liz Krieger, Yahoo Parenting At age 40, I know myself pretty well — I’m talkative, empathetic, and inquisitive. But I’m also lazy. I’m not particularly proud about this last adjective, but I have to admit it’s an accurate description of […]
Elle Martinez, Entrepreneur Many American entrepreneurs are launching and running their businesses from home. For some owners, they see this as an opportunity to spend more time with their children. While it may seem convenient and efficient to build a business […]
Jenny Anderson, Quartz Parents wondering whether to wait a year to send their kids to kindergarten, take note: A new study from Stanford University shows that Danish kids who postponed kindergarten for up to one year showed dramatically higher levels […]
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