Tania Lombrozo, NPR Childhood is a time for pretend play, imaginary friends and fantastical creatures. Flying ponies reliably beat documentaries with the preschool set. Yet adults are no strangers to fiction. We love movies and novels, poems and plays. We […]
Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post Nancie Atwell is the renowned founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, an award-winning non-profit independent K-8 demonstration school in Edgecomb, Maine, where she teaches seventh- and eighth-grade writing, reading and history. She is […]
Maureen Pao, NPR Good news for “mean” moms and dads out there: Nearly 8 out of 10 kids say they think discipline helps them behave better, a survey by children’s magazine Highlights has found. And 60 percent give participation trophies […]
Naomi Schaefer Riley, New York Post “In a world where ‘screen time’ is becoming simply ‘time,’ our policies must evolve or become obsolete.” That was the American Academy of Pediatrics folding like a cheap suit. The AAP had previously recommended […]
Sarah Coglianese, CNN My daughter was an energetic and fearless kid who our doctor had declared would be walking before her first birthday. It came and went, and Scarlett still wasn’t toddling on two feet. To balance any concern, I […]
The Guardian Parents who allow their young children to sleep with them in bed are risking the youngsters’ lives, a coroner has warned. Senior coroner Anne Pember issued the stark warning after concluding an inquest into 11-week-old Darcie-Rose Souster, who […]
Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post This week a 2-year-old in South Carolina found a gun in the back seat of the car he was riding in and accidentally shot his grandmother, who was sitting in the passenger seat. This type of […]
Benjamin Hardy, Huffington Post Being a parent is, wow. The most humbling, challenging, and worthwhile thing anyone could do. But you’re exhausted and barely hanging on — most of the time — right? My wife and I became foster parents […]
Michelle Singletary, The Washington Although the shelves in my home office are packed with books by financial experts offering really good advice, it was my grandmother, Big Mama, who taught me most of what I know about handling money. And […]
ANN Lukits, The Wall Street Journal Teachers often remind schoolchildren to sit up straight. But a new study suggests that slouching may be a natural posture for children during activities requiring mental effort. Muscle activity involved in sitting upright significantly […]
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