An analysis of teen best-sellers reveals enough profanity to make a sailor blush. Do you know what your kids are reading?
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Why Maurice Sendak Insisted He Didn’t Write for Children
The famed author and illustrator — who died Tuesday — was among the first writers to capture the intense emotions of childhood, drawing heavily on imaginary worlds. Why, he wondered, do adults stop playing make-believe?
Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read?
Digital books are lighter and more convenient to tote around than paper books, but there may be advantages to old technology.
Reading to Newborns in the NICU Boosts Bonding
In the unhappy event your newborn needs to log time in the neonatal intensive care unit, you might want to bring a book — for you, of course, to help pass the time, but even more importantly for baby.
Q&A: How Humans — and Some Animals — Develop a Sense of Self
Neuroscientist Dr. Antonio Damasio has taken on the big questions — of consciousness, of self and of the nature of the mind — both in experiments and in bold, unifying scientific theories.
Q&A: Do Humans Prefer Free Love Over the Bonds of Nuclear Family?
Is monogamy unnatural? Is the nuclear family bad for people’s mental health? Can a child have more than one biological father?