The New York Times columnist Jessica Grose has a plea for all of us adults: Stop Micromanaging Halloween. It’s a…
Year: 2023
Most parents believe it’s important for kids to develop independence in their elementary school years by doing things “away from…
When Henry was 18 he had sex with a 16-year-old he met on a dating app who said he was…
This article in the Journal of Pediatrics — Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline in Children’s Mental Wellbeing: Summary of…
Stunned joy is what most of us felt when we learned that Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old abducted while riding her…
What a fantastic study: Research recently published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that when people are prompted to talk…
All hail Michaeleen Doucleff! She’s author of the incredibly great, life-hacking, eye-opening book, “Hunt, Gather, Parent.” She and her daughter…
Today’s Atlantic has a great piece called “The Very Common, Very Harmful Thing Well-Meaning Parents Do.” And what is that…
At the tippy-top science high school in the Philippines, kids get classes only four days a week. They’ve got every…
It is not a new observation that today’s kids are increasingly in adult-run classes, clubs, sports. Or they’re inside, online,…