Tag: Parenting
How to stop using food to reward and punish your kids
Stephanie Meyers, Boston University
At one time or another, just about every parent uses food to reward their kids for good behavior and achievements –...
A quarter of US parents are unmarried – and that changes...
Orestes 'Pat' Hastings, Colorado State University and Daniel Schneider, University of California, Berkeley
Family structure in America is sharply divided by class and race.
While 84%...
Concussions and children returning to school – what parents need to...
Susan Davies, University of Dayton
“Jamal” is a 16-year-old boy who sustained a concussion in a skateboarding accident in July. He was diagnosed in the...
Parents can help kids catch up in reading with a 10-minute...
Kindel Turner Nash, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Because I conduct research about reading, parents often ask me the same question: “What can I do...
Should parents help their kids with homework?
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma
Schools across the country encourage parents to help their children with homework.
Parents are listening. Helping with homework is one of...
Four home traps that contribute to the gender pay gap
Emma Willamson, Monash University
Australia’s gender pay gap is diminishing, says a new report, but some contributors to it seem harder to overcome than others....
5 tips for parents to build communication skills with children with...
Sanikan Wattanawongwan, Texas A&M University and J. Ganz, Texas A&M University
We are researchers who coach parents to communicate with children with disabilities.
Here...
The real midlife crisis confronting many Americans
Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University
The way my mom imagined it, midlife was going to be great: counting down days until retirement, spending winters...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
