School of Smock
by Jessica Smock, Ed.D.
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We really shouldn't be surprised that a dad's mental health also matters for a child's development. Older mothers everywhere have been smugly nodding to themselves with the recent news that it's not …
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Are we raising kids to be more aggressive, anxious, and depressed because we use strollers and carriers, don't breastfeed exclusively, and sleep train? At a symposium at Notre Dame, researchers …
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Don't feel guilty. It's not necessarily your fault. Finding a day care provider for your kid can be a confusing, frustrating process. I was a teacher for more than a decade and worked as a research …
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If you push your child toward high achievement using often severe methods, you might be a Tiger Mother. If you are overinvolved in your child's life and intervene unnecessarily when problems arise, …
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Well, maybe not that much, directly. My son is now 20 months old and sleeps through the night, mostly. A few days ago I saw this article about a new study on infant sleep, and then I read the full …
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Until I had a baby, I had never thought about lead. Then we moved into an old house in Buffalo, my husband got a lead testing kit, and the paint surrounding our windows tested positive for lead. I …
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