May 08 Watch Hefty child care costs present catch-22 for working parents By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 Watch Harnessing boys’ strengths and passions to improve academic achievement By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 How do we help boys close the academic gender gap? By Sarah McHaney Sit still. Read quietly to yourself. Stop fidgeting. Such warnings are often directed at boys, but you may as well be asking them to do advanced calculus. Girls are more attentive, more organized and perform better socially and academically, according… Continue reading
May 07 Best and worst states to be a working mom By Sarah McHaney Parents have an increasing number of items to juggle, so striking the right work-life balance can be tricky. Women in particular seek balance -- they comprise of half the workforce but still perform the majority of housework and child care. Continue reading
May 07 Twitter Chat: What does it mean to be a parent? By Colleen Shalby Are you a parent? How do you balance work and family? With so many books and constantly changing parenting fads, whose advice do you follow? Join NewsHour and Jennifer Senior -- author of "All Joy and No Fun" -- on… Continue reading
May 06 Watch What does it mean to be a girl? How parents can help daughters decide for themselves By PBS News Hour In the last few decades, a multi-billion dollar industry has evolved around princess stories and toys. But in contrast to this pink and purple “girlie” world are alternatives emphasizing more diverse interests and portraying different kinds of heroines. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
May 06 Tips for raising well-rounded girls in a princess dominated world By Peggy Orenstein Peggy Orenstein, author of “Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture,” shares tips for parents of girlie-girls and non-girlie-girls on how to approach the princess culture while raising healthy, confident daughters. Continue reading
May 05 Finland gets gold in mom rankings; U.S. maternal deaths on the rise By Larisa Epatko Finland is the best country to be a mother, according to Save the Children’s 15th annual ranking released Monday, while Somalia comes in last. The United States hovers at 31 -- about the same as last year -- but is… Continue reading
May 05 Navigating the ‘cage match’ of modern parenthood By Jennifer Senior The truth is, there’s little even the most organized people can do to prepare themselves for having children. They can buy all the books, observe friends and relations, review their own memories of childhood. But the distance between those proxy… Continue reading