How many times have you seen a toy for your kid or come across an ad for a learning program that claims to be "research-based" or "brain-based"? New parents hear that Baby Einstein products may …
The Secrets to Raising a Successful Daughter (Hint: Dad is the Key)
It's been long known that mothers are critical in developing aspirations about work and family in their daughters. But new research points to the critical role that fathers play in girls' beliefs …
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How To Talk to a Kid About Lance Armstrong — Without Mentioning His Name
This post has been selected as a front page feature on Divine Caroline. All of us have been horrified by Lance Armstrong's arrogant "apology" for his cheating to win his cycling titles. His lack of …
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Reading To Your Child: Is There a Better Way and Should You Even Try?
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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Guest Post on the Science of Mom
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 …
Is being raised by a single parent always a risk factor for failure?
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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