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Child development
Rebuking Bad Parenting Advice: Did We Go Too Far?
Why our criticism of parenting media is justified
Angela Braden at Science Mommy is primary author
Cry-it-out sleep training has not been proven…
How Our Fear Of Perverts Is Damaging More Children Than The Perverts…
How’s that for a title? ‘Our fear of perverts is damaging children more than the perverts themselves’. The word ‘perverts’ is one I rarely use. But since it…
IN DEFENSE OF BOREDOM: It Can Lead to Imaginative Play, Creativity and…
Adapted from “Last Child in the Woods.”
Especially during summer, parents hear the moaning complaint: “I’m borrrred.” Boredom is fear’s dull cousin. Passive,…
How Modern Societies Violate Human Development
Violating what humans need and changing human nature.
The modern world has been making itself into a pathological place by establishing as ‘normal’ various…
Merging Baby Stroller/Carrier Safety with Neuroscience and Corporate…
What is it with baby transport? Why does it make so many of us feel a bit edgy?
This month, the Royal Family’s New Zealand tour began with a public row about…
Does Too Much Screen Time Make Kids Sick?
*First author is Rebecca Noble
Even though in 2001, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that children have no more than two hours of…
Playing at School: More Important Than We Thought?
The elimination of recess from many elementary schools may be detrimental.
Children May Be Playing, but Their Brains Are Working
How does play help children?
Playing with Heart
Play is central to developing our human nature.
Love Starts With Babies
Five ways to love a baby
How does love start with babies? The way that caregivers love baby is the way baby will learn deep in their heart to love others. A…