The New York Times columnist Jessica Grose has a plea for all of us adults: Stop Micromanaging Halloween. It’s a…
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,…