School of Smock
by Jessica Smock, Ed.D.
It's hard to feel supported as a parent when your parenting decisions are described as "neglect," "abuse," or "cruel." Yes, maybe a lot of the media reporting on the Mommy Wars feels artificial, …
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Am I selfish person if I choose not to have a second child? I've been reading One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One by Lauren Sandler. It's one of …
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This was not the post that I meant to write today. If you've read my blog at all, you probably know that I'm not one for emotional confessionals. However, I read about a study today that had …
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Since I stopped teaching, I feel disconnected from popular culture, and from adolescents and their unique world, one that is somehow always changing (the fashions, the music, the slang, social media) …
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