Tag: Parenting
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...
Dads are more involved in parenting, yes, but moms still put...
Dads are more involved in parenting, yes, but moms still put in more work
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, The Ohio State University
On Jan. 21, in a collective...
Are parents morally obligated to forbid their kids from playing football?
Kathleen Bachynski, Columbia University
In March 2015, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland shocked football fans when he announced his decision to retire after just...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
