Tag: Parenting
For a North Korean refugee raising her kids in the UK,...
Jieun Baek, University of Oxford
Grace Park is an 8-year-old girl from Manchester, United Kingdom, who likes making colorful bracelets with plastic lanyards, playing games...
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...
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...
Diapers, potties and split pants: Understanding toilet training around the world...
Alma Gottlieb, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Are two-year-olds too young to start toilet training?
For many children, yes. Especially boys. At least, that’s what American...
How parents can help their freshman teens cope with stress
Chris Palmer, American University School of Communication
Entering high school can be an exciting experience, but for some teenagers it can also be scary, intimidating...
‘Screen time’ is about more than setting limits
Nathan Fisk, University of South Florida
In today’s media-rich world (or media-saturated, depending on your view), one rarely has to look far to find parents...
How parents can help autistic children make sense of their world
Allyssa McCabe, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Glenn, a high-functioning seventeen-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), comes home from school and tells his mother...
Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children
Marjorie Rhodes, New York University
How can modern parents raise the next generation to be free from corrosive gender and racial stereotypes? By the time...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
