All Parents Are Cowards
A skateboard — that tool for falling, for failure — set me free from my mother.
View ArticleWhy Our Children Don’t Think There Are Moral Facts
On a visit to my son’s second grade classroom, I found a troubling pair of signs hanging over the bulletin board.
View ArticleA Boy, a Dog, a Decision
Letting my toddler confront the dog that killed his favorite hen taught us all a lesson.
View ArticleI Was Raised by Psychotherapists
Four of them, no less. And I have lived to tell the tale.
View ArticleTeaching Social Skills to Improve Grades and Lives
Studies confirm the wisdom of teaching social skills first: Children who feel well-liked settle down to learn better in class, and go on to do better in life.
View ArticleStopping Absenteeism at the Age of 5
Missing days at school, even when excusable, can can start children on a pattern of falling behind in class. So school districts are beginning to intervene when they see chronic absenteeism as early as...
View ArticleIn Bangladesh, a Half-Century of Saving Lives With Data
A research center in rural Bangladesh that formulated and tested oral rehydration solution to stop childhood diarrhea in the 1960s has saved millions of lives since by continuing to monitor public...
View ArticleParenthood and the Problem of Objectivity
Can your love for your children coexist with a frank acceptance of the real world?
View ArticleWhen a Baby Dies
Children with life-limiting conditions should be given the chance to live as long as possible, and as well as possible.
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