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Child development
“He Started It!” Understanding Your Child’s Blame Stage
"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…
Can Isolated Babies Become “Real” Human Beings?
'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…
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?