Child development

The truth about gene-environment interaction is in the hyphen Rebecca Noble is primary author It’s a typical scene in a preschool classroom: Charlie and Lucy…

Listen to Teresa discuss her book, parenting for social change When we look around the news and see stories of war, violence, and suffering, we may wonder…

Photo Shutterstock/Refat  “Shame on you.” It’s how we were parented, but it’s not how we should be parenting. As a kid I got shamed a lot when…

"The greatest impetus towards maturation is role-modelling. If you want your child to develop self-responsibility over time, then show her how you face…

'It doesn't happen all at once,' said the Skin Horse. 'You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or…

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’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…

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,…

Violating what humans need and changing human nature. The modern world has been making itself into a pathological place by establishing as ‘normal’ various…

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…