School of Smock
by Jessica Smock, Ed.D.
I’m thrilled to introduce the next installment of our Parenting Around The World series! This week, we’re discussing American education, academic pressure, and competition. And be sure to check out …
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What will I tell my son about dating? About breakups? About commitment? About sexting....? My son is growing up in a technological and social media world that is completely different than the …
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This weekend I received a thoughtful message from a reader, Kathy, who had been thinking a great deal about what she's read during the past week. She responded to my post about "the breastfeeding …
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I'm an unlikely person to become passionate about defending new parents who talk about their babies and children all the time through social media. Because if my "pre-baby" self were …
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When I was a kid, growing up on a farm in the Adirondacks of upstate New York, I do remember declaring the universal, "I'm bored" with a dramatic sigh to my parents. But not that often. And my …
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For the second installment of Experts Unplugged, I spoke with Jennifer Lois, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Western Washington University, about homeschooling and parenting. For almost a …
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