Tag: children
A Father’s Day reminder from science: Your kids aren’t really growing...
Keith Payne, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
I am one of those men for whom it is impossible to find Father’s Day...
Women on the 2018 ballot are busting perceptions of motherhood and...
Jill S. Greenlee, Brandeis University
Motherhood is taking center stage in U.S. politics.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the first United States senator to give birth while in...
Baby bust: 5 charts show how expensive it is to have...
Heidi Steinour, University of South Florida
Today, roughly one in five women in the U.S. doesn’t have children. Thanks in part to this decline in...
Why it’s so important for kids to see diverse TV and...
Julie Dobrow, Tufts University; Calvin Gidney, Tufts University, and Jennifer Burton, Tufts University
The hype surrounding “Black Panther” has been as hyperbolic as any feat...
Child marriage is still legal in the US
Nicholas Syrett, University of Kansas
The recent outrage over Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore allegedly targeting teenage girls for sex has elicited reports that...
A parent’s guide to ending sexual harassment and assault
Merle H. Weiner, University of Oregon
The resignation of three members of Congress – John Conyers, Al Franken and Trent Franks – should serve as...
Why there’s no place like home for the holidays
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
While Christmas playlists often include cheesy favorites like “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree” and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,”...
For baby’s brain to benefit, read the right books at the...
Lisa Scott, University of Florida
Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs like Reach Out and Read and hear from a variety of...
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The green halo of Damascus: A brief history of Ghouta in...
Karen Pinto, Boise State University
Ghouta, the one-time oasis of Damascus, is being destroyed. Every day brings with it news of renewed bombing, deadly chemical...
