The debate over whether elite women can “have it all” is mere distraction from the real question at hand: we know how to help …
childcare
Family MattersChildhood
Why Are Parents Less Likely to Take Little Girls Outside to Play?
Preschool children aren’t getting enough time outdoors. Girls suffer most: they’re 16% less likely than boys to be taken outside to play by their parents.
Family MattersParenting
Daddy Day Care: Why Does the Government Consider Dads “Babysitters”?
Are mothers perpetuating the attitude that fathers can’t parent as well as they can?
Family MattersParenting
Working Moms Multitask More Than Dads — and Like It Less
Women — especially working mothers — are the ultimate multitaskers, but they’re not too happy about it. There’s now empirical evidence in the December issue of the American Sociological Review that underpins the notion that …
High-quality childcare can yield long-term benefits
Little ones whose childcare providers emphasize activities that build language skills, reading ability and cooperation in games may reap the benefits through their teen years, according to new research published today in the journal Child Development. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine tracked more than 1,000 children
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Grandparent childcare: a risk for childhood obesity?
Grandparents are supposed to spoil their grandchildren, right? All of those extra treats and indulgences that Mom and Dad would say no to are often fair game when they’re coming from Nana or Grampy. Yet, while that may be a harmless occasional policy, when Granny and Pops are full-time childcare providers, it can be a recipe for
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