School of Smock
by Jessica Smock, Ed.D.
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My favorite part of toddlerhood so far is how my son has become captivated by certain books and pictures. He's developed tastes for certain genres of books (yes, okay, they mostly involve trucks and …
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I was honored to do a guest post today on Alice Callahan's fantastic blog, The Science of Mom. She writes about parenting from the valuable perspective of a research scientist as well as a mom. I've …
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This post has also been featured on Mamapedia. It's a brave new world when it comes to hiring a caregiver for your child. When I hired the first of a few part-time babysitters for my son during his …
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I've lost rounds one, two, and three with the pacifier. First, we intended to get rid of the pacifier by six months. (This is when some experts advise it, since the risk of ear infections with …
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Yes, I have a confession as a stay-at-home mom and researcher of education: some of the happiest moments of my day are watching The Wonder Pets. My most productive thoughts as a writer and thinker …
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The online magazine Slate has had an interesting discussion during the past week about challenging the accepted notion that single parenthood leads to all sorts of undesirable consequences: teenage …
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