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Childhood
Why Spanking Doesn’t Work
A new analysis concludes that spanking fails to alter kids’ behavior in the long term. What it does instead is amp up their aggression.
Study: Child Abuse Affects More U.S. Kids than SIDS
Parents are usually the perpetrators of abuse, largely because they are unprepared to deal with kids’ crying. How a little education could help reverse the trend.
Is It Selfish to Pursue Fertility Treatments Instead of Adoption?
Should infertile couples forgo their desire for biological children and turn instead to adoption?
Teen Wishing to Donate to Locks of Love Is Suspended for Violating School’s Hair Policy for Boys
J.T. Gaskins says his Michigan high school should amend its policy to allow boys to grow their hair long for charitable causes.
Why Parents Who Carpool Tend Not to Use Booster Seats
Most parents carpool, but many don’t require their own children — or other kids — to buckle into boosters when transporting other kids.
Growing Up: Free-Range Kids or Smother Mother?
How’s a parent to know when a child is old enough to cross the street — or, in Laura Dekker’s case, the ocean — alone?
Shhhh! The Quiet Joys of the Introvert
Spare a thought for the poor introverts among us. In a world of party animals and glad-handers, they’re the ones who stand by the punch bowl.
‘The Pregnancy Project’: Why One Girl Decided to Fake Her Baby Bump
Gaby Rodriguez’s mother got pregnant for the first time at age 14. Her sisters got pregnant as teens too. Rodriguez decided to buck the trend — and get creative at the same time
Ending the Autism Epidemic: If the Definition Changes, Will Some Kids Lose Services?
With an official redefinition of autism in the offing, many parents are worried.
‘Snow Day’ in Seattle. Worst Hit by the Storm: Mom and Dad
Snow days used to be cause for celebration when we were young, but now parents have to figure out how to work, watch the kids — and fit in some sledding.
Take This, Tiger Mom!
Armed with new data showing that pressured kids are prone to depression and anxiety, an anti-Tiger mom (she’s an academic and Chinese as well) takes aim at Amy Chua’s contention that pushing children is healthy.
Group Petitions to Bring Breastfeeding Back to Sesame Street
Women rely on both breast feeding and bottles to feed their babies, says a group that supports nursing in public. So why does Sesame Street show bottle-feeding exclusively?
