Tag: Parenting
How to teach and parent better in the age of big...
Katie Headrick Taylor, University of Washington
At the parent-teacher conference, I sat across the table from my first grader’s teacher in a chair made for...
Why parents should think twice about tracking apps for their kids
Joel Michael Reynolds, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The use of self-tracking and personal surveillance technologies has grown considerably over the last decade. There are now...
The soaring cost of US child care, in 5 charts
Heidi Steinour, University of South Florida
The cost of having children in the U.S. has climbed exponentially since the 1960s. So it’s no wonder the...
The real problem with posting about your kids online
Priya C. Kumar, University of Maryland
In a recent essay published in The Washington Post, a mother explained her decision to continue writing essays and...
The bizarre phenomenon of vacation surprise videos
Jenna Drenten, Loyola University Chicago
Parents have long surprised their kids with a family vacation.
However, the practice of parents recording their kids’ reactions – and...
Why shaming your children on social media may make things worse
Brian Edward Kinghorn, Marshall Univeristy
Matt Cox knew he would be criticized when he forced his 10-year-old daughter to walk 5 miles to school in...
How where you’re born influences the person you become
Samuel Putnam, Bowdoin College and Masha A. Gartstein, Washington State University
As early as the fifth century, the Greek philosopher Thucydides contrasted the self-control and...
For the parents of gender-nonconforming kids, a new approach to care
Tey Meadow, Columbia University
Ari had a difficult time talking about his gender.
He had always been feminine, insisting on wearing only androgynous clothing, flowing...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
