Health Jul 23 ‘This is not working.’ Parents juggling jobs and child care under COVID-19 see no good solutions By Laura Santhanam
Nation Apr 29 Column: 12 alternatives to timeouts when kids are at their worst One day we were trying to steer our daughter’s behavior by imposing timeouts and taking toys away and limiting TV time whenever she went astray. And the next, we weren’t. Did she start running roughshod over our house, our feelings… By Wendy Thomas Russell
Nation Aug 10 How young is too young to talk to your kids about religion? Lots of secular parents think religion is too complicated for young children to comprehend, and some worry that early exposure to religious ideas will bias children in one way or another. But waiting is a gamble. By Wendy Thomas Russell
Science Mar 09 How not to raise a narcissist Think telling your children they're special will help them reach higher, work harder and bravely pursue their dreams? Maybe. But you might also be making them narcissists. By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy
Nation May 09 Baby name trends show parents want their kids to stand out WASHINGTON — When it comes to baby names, blending in is out, and standing out is in. Noah and Sophia top the Social Security Administration’s list of most popular American baby names for 2013, but they don’t begin to approach… By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press