Raising Children

Why Your Husband Won't Do Laundry

Louise Sloan | Posted 05.23.2008 | Life


Louise Sloan

A researcher at the University of New Hampshire just isolated the "inability to do housework or hands-on childcare" gene in men.

Does It Take a Rocket Scientist to Raise a Child?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.01.2008 | Life


Christopher Gavigan

Parenting used to be simpler. Sure, there have always been emotional struggles and family crises, but the day-to-day logistics of life were quite clear.

Growing Up Scared: What We Learn When Our Family Does Not Teach Us Good Emotional Balance

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 04.29.2008 | Life


Dr. Tian Dayton

Children come into this world only partially hardwired by nature, nurture does the rest. Each tiny interaction between parent and child actually lays down the neural networks that help us to experience and regulate our emotions.

Got Dirt? Beyond Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv | Posted 04.29.2008 | Life


Richard Louv

An emerging body of scientific knowledge links nature time to longer attention spans, better cognitive functioning, reduction of stress, and strengthened family bonds.

More From America's Worst Mom: 9-Year-Old On The Subway, Continued

Lenore Skenazy | Posted 04.10.2008 | Life


Lenore Skenazy

The mere fact that I'd let my son out of my sight made me seem nuts to more than a few people, who wondered why didn't I follow him, or wait until he was 34 and balding before I let him go out on his own.

Stoned and Drunk and Messing with Tigers

Sara Whitman | Posted 01.18.2008 | Life


Sara Whitman

What kind of culture continues to encourage the level of risk taking seen in these young men, continually, all over the country?

Some Suggestions (Not Rules) for New Parents

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 11.15.2007 | Life


Jeffrey Shaffer

Since every person on earth is unique, my philosophy is that parents must be ready for their children to have interests and talents in areas that may come as a complete surprise.

Beyond PTSD: Can Trauma Be a Path to Peace?

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.13.2007 | Life


Michelle Renee

Being kidnapped, held hostage, and and forced to rob a bank I while my daughter was tapped with explosives left us both inevitably altered. Sharing this journey while reaching out to help others has become a calling on my life I cannot ignore.

When I Was Your Age, I Was an Adult!

Dr. Joshua Coleman | Posted 11.13.2007 | Life


Dr. Joshua Coleman

The current culture of parenting may prevent children from experiencing just enough hard knocks to train them in weathering the stormy transition from living at home to living independently.

An Ode to Parenting

Albertina Rizzo | Posted 09.28.2007 | Life


Albertina Rizzo

Being punished in my home did not involve "time out." When my brother and I behaved badly, my father would threaten to change our names. He even went so far as to create fake paperwork.


 

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