Two mothers reflect on the implications of the length of their son's hair. For one, it's a preference; for the other it could mean life or death
7 Cooking Essentials For Every College Student
Here are basic kitchen skills your teen should master before summer is over. When our oldest child left for college last fall, I knew I would miss him terribly...but I wasn’t sure what might promp...
Attention Issues in Childhood can Have Lasting Effects
By fifth grade, children with early attention difficulties had lower grades and reading achievement scores than their peers. As fifth-graders, children with early attention problems experienced ave...
Teach Delayed Gratification to Your Kids
The trick to raising smart (and successful) kids is to start developing their thought processes early. ...hundreds of children were tested... ...They could either eat the marshmallow while the re...
9 Concerns You Need to Share With Your Child’s Doctor
While there is a wide range of normal development, early detection of sensory, speech, and physical issues can greatly improve outcomes.
Apparently Fertility Treatment Works for Most Women
Nearly three-quarters of women undergoing fertility treatment will give birth within five years of starting the process, research has revealed. The study followed almost 20,000 Danish women underg...
Who is the Most Awesome Runner Ever? This Guy!
Noah Droddy’s first appearance on national TV is like one long photo bomb. He pops up at the starting line of Hayward Field, out of focus on NBC’s live broadcast of the men’s 10,000-meter final, h...
Ways Parents can Help Underage Kids Resist Alchohol
To discourage teenage alcohol use, parents can engage their kids in discussion, set some rules and let their children know they care. The study also found that how often parents drank was predicti...
Imagine a World Without Work, What Would it Look Like?
Fears of civilization-wide idleness are based too much on the downsides of being unemployed in a society premised on the concept of employment. People have speculated for centuries about a future ...
5 Things Parents are Told to Worry About (But I Don't)
It's possible that the issues parents are told to freak out about aren't even the ones that make a real difference in the long run.
All the Monsters My Kids Don't Know
We know we shouldn't allow the harsh judgments of strangers to get under our skin, but sometimes it's hard to let them go.
Parents May Pass on Chronic Pain to Children
Can an increased risk of chronic pain be transmitted from parents to children? Several factors may contribute, including genetics, effects on early development, social learning, and more according...
Ikea Issues Recall on Some Kids Furniture
Ikea has issued a recall for at least 29 million chests and dressers that can easily tip over onto children, injuring or killing them. The furniture giant said Monday that after the three deaths o...
You Must Understand Resilience is A Process Not A Thing
...Hawaiian myths explain the weird natural features including the tiny, tear-shaped lava rocks that lie all around on the volcano’s sides, named “Pele’s tears” after the Hawaiian fire goddess. The...
Read Aloud to Your Kids EVERYDAY! Here is Why
Troubling New Study on Reading Aloud | BookSpring ...the report shows that fewer than half (46%) of parents read aloud to their children every day, and only 34% do so for at least 15 minutes. “We...
5 Things a Working Parent Can Do to Cultivate Summer Joy
Summer can be total bliss. On the other hand, as a working parent who doesn't get to slow down simply because the temp rises, it can feel a little daunting.
College a Challenge for Students With Kids
Far too many student-parents drop out, cutting them off from good jobs. There are 4.8 million undergraduates raising children — one-fourth of all postsecondary students. But more than half of thes...
More Trees can Mean less Aggressive Kids
Adolescents in urban communities may have less aggressive behaviors if they live in neighborhoods with more greenery, such as parks, golf courses, or fields. Studies have shown that the families we...
If You Give a Boy a Bag of Chips ...*
Sometimes it's all just one predictable disaster after another.
Why the 4th of July is the Date of Our Celebrated Independence
We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of Ame...
The Silver Lining of Being Bullied in Childhood
The Silver Lining of Being Bullied in Childhood
Yes, My Kid Kicked Yours in the Face; I Won't Make Her Apologize
With two sides to every story, there should never be a rush to judgement. Even when one kid has a footprint on his face.
Setting Limits for "Spoiled" Kids
Setting Limits for "Spoiled" Kids
How to Win the Heart Battle: Allowing Love to Conquer Fear
We can choose to parent from a place of love or fear. Setting our fears aside in order for our children to thrive is no easy task.