Sep 30 Watch When to let go? Families of patients on life support face painful choice By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 22 Has the focus on physical activity ruined playtime for kids? By Travis Daub The researchers found that physical activity is only one part of what kids like about playing, and that regimented physical play built around fitness doesn’t satisfy all needs for many kids, or meet their own definition of "play." "By focusing… Continue reading
Aug 18 Raising a kid today costs $245,340 By Associated Press Those costs — food, housing, childcare and education — rose 1.8 percent over the previous year, the Agriculture Department's new "Expenditures on Children and Families" report said. As in the past, families in the urban Northeast will spend more than… Continue reading
Aug 13 Why are so many lullabies also murder ballads? By Jenny Marder Judging by lyrics alone, the lionshare of lullabies are not sweet and soothing; they are dark and creepy and macabre. So why are so many lullabies murder ballads? And as it relates to their primary function -- to lull the… Continue reading
Jun 25 Twitter chat: How important is early childhood reading? By Nora Daly Reading aloud gives young children a head start. Experts weighed-in on how pediatricians, policy makers, and child advocates can help. Continue reading
May 11 New mothers are older, more educated than their predecessors By Vic Pasquantonio According to Pew Research Center, in 2008, less than 10 percent of births were to teen mothers, while 14 percent of births were to women 35 and older. That same year, about 8,000 babies were born to women 45 or… Continue reading
May 09 Three takes on disciplining your child, from toddler to teen By Jenny Marder We turned to three experts with different backgrounds and asked them how they would deal with a variety of real-world scenarios. Continue reading
May 09 Baby name trends show parents want their kids to stand out By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
May 08 ‘But what about our boys?’ The other gender equity crisis By Sarah McHaney Be a man. Man up. Don’t cry. Phrases boys hear their whole lives. They’re echoed in the opening lines of “The Mask You Live In,” a new documentary from filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom that examines the mixed messages we send… Continue reading
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