Bringing Up Bebe

Bringing Up Bébé: Are French Parents Really Superior?

Author Pamela Druckerman praises the French for imposing discipline and order on their kids. But do these high expectations come at the expense of hugs and kisses?

Family Matters

Why We Nag. And Why We Shouldn’t

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Nagging can wreck a relationship. So why is it so hard to just stop?

I’m Not Goofing Off. I’m Getting Inspired!

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During the lead-up to nearly every major event or holiday — the Super Bowl, the Oscars, Thanksgiving — a swell of media reports describe how people’s preoccupation with the event causes lost productivity. Last year, for example, consultants Challenger Gray & Christmas estimated that college basketball’s March Madness may cost nearly $2 billion in lost [...]

Whole Foods C.E.O. infuriates liberal customers by condemning universal health care

In a Wall Street Journal editorial titled, “The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare,” John Mackey, the founder and C.E.O. of Whole Foods—one of the world’s biggest retailers of “natural” and organic foods—stirred up furor among his left-leaning customer base by denouncing Obama’s health care plan as likely to “move us much closer to a government [...]