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Tiger Moms: Is Tough Parenting Really the Answer?

It was the "Little White Donkey" incident that pushed many readers over the edge. That's the name of the piano tune that Amy Chua, Yale law professor …

Making Chores Easy for Your Kids

Don’t you wish that getting kids to do their chores was easy? That it would just be a natural thing for them to want to do? (And if you have one of …

THE UNSAFE CHILD: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good

The third grade classroom that was visiting our nature center for the day consisted of mostly boys–rowdy, loud and rambunctious boys. As we started …

The Day I Stopped Saying ‘Hurry Up’

Undoing the damage of a hurried existence is possible.<p>When you’re living a distracted life, every minute must be accounted for. You feel like you …

9 Body Positive Terms You Need To Teach Your Daughter

Being body positive is a challenge many women face daily. Talking about bodies in a loving way, when the media seems to encourage the exact opposite, …

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This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas.

Should Schools Be Done With Homework?

At the start of the 2013-14 school year, the Fentress County School District in Tennessee announced that it would enforce a district-wide ban on …

Bunmi Laditan

My kid is done with homework. I just sent an email to her school letting her know she's all done. I said "drastically reduce" but I was trying to be …

Researchers studied kindergarteners' behavior and followed up 19 years later. Here are the findings.

The decline of play in preschoolers — and the rise in sensory issues

Here is a new post from pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom, author of a number of popular posts on this blog, including “Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today,” as well as “The right — and surprisingly wrong — ways to get kids to sit still in class” and “How schools ruined …

Photographer Captures The Soul Of The Forest With Stunning Animal Portraits

Konsta Punkka is a wildlife photographer from Finland who captures the everyday lives of some of Earth’s most skittish forest creatures. Armed with a …

How I learned from my sister that standardized tests have nothing to do with real life.

And everyone saw it.

Published on September 6, 2016<p>She crunched the cookies in her mouth, carefully mashing them into chunks. She spit. They made a <i>plunk</i> sound as they hit the toilet water. The worst, the absolute worst thing had happened, and now, Maureen was sure, this was her only option.<p>“Moommm,” she called down the …

Mom's Response To Being Called A 'Bad Mommy' Over Son's Tutu Goes Viral

The story ignited a huge response from the social media sphere.<p>After a stranger called her a bad parent for letting her son wear a tutu, a Massachusetts mom responded to the upsetting words with a powerful message.<p>Last week, Jen Anderson Shattuck posted a photo of her 3-year-old son Roo wearing a …

Finally, the Right Job Description for Parenting

I think the warrior is one who has the right job description for parenting.The warrior parent knows that it is not her job, nor her right, to protect …

Don’t Be Pretty – Be Beautiful in 2014

Tish and I were walking together on the beach last week. She stopped to look out at the water so I did, too. She put her hand in mine, looked up at …

Addressing unconscious bias

Does lopsided male representation in media skew our perceptions? Geena Davis believes it does and corporations have a critical role in driving change.<p>…

How to Give Ownership of Practicing a Musical Instrument to Your Child

<b>Practicing a musical instrument regularly is tough for most kids.</b><p>That <i>does not</i> mean that when your child is giving you a hard time about practicing it …

ENGINEER EXPLAINS WHY COMMON CORE MATH IS A DISASTER

<b>[A state board of education member said this was one of the best articles against Common Core Math that she has read, and I agree with her. Cynthia</b> …

10 Things I Want My Daughter to Know About Working Out

Mid-way through a recent group exercise class, the teacher lost me. She didn’t lose me because of some complicated step sequence or insanely long set …

On Raising Beautiful, Butt-Kicking, Feminist Girls (or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Girl Scouts)

Before I launch into this post about my eleven-year-long quest – nay, <i>struggle –</i> to raise girls who trust themselves, and honor themselves – and more …

Be A Bitch: A Wish For My Daughters

You hear it a lot these days in music, movies, friends using it as a term of endearment. Bitch. The first time I was called a bitch–like, 30 years …

Jada Pinkett Smith: Lay Off Willow’s Hair! – Moms & Babies – Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies - People.com

Whether daughter <b>Willow</b> is whipping it back and forth or cutting it all off, <b>Jada Pinkett Smith</b> is committed to allowing her daughter wear her hair any way she chooses.<p>The actress and mom of two took to her Facebook page to address critics of her parenting style, particularly those who questioned why …

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Let My Daughter Roughhouse

My daughter Ellis was playing with some friends. These friends are older and are boys and the play was getting rowdy -- just a little rowdy. Gentle, happy rowdy. No babies were being harmed in the making of this rowdy.<p>In the middle of the shouts, giggles and wiggly baby limbs, the mom of one of the …

Girls and Long Hair: What Message Are We Sending?

I grew up hating my hair. Mousy brown (that's right, I was not born with this vibrant, ever-changing gray-red hair), super fine, lifeless... I dreamed of having bouncy, shiny hair like those orgasmic beauties in the shampoo commercials. It's probably why I've had no problem trying so many different …

Prevent Another Steubenville: What All Mothers Must Do for Their Sons

When Max was just a few months old, I sat cross-legged on the floor with him in a circle of other mothers. The facilitator for our "Mommy and Me" playgroup would throw a question out to the group, and we would each volley back an answer.<p>"What quality do you want to instill in your child? What …