Parenting

Details: Written by: Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, YES! Magazine

Why Young People Need Diverse Books All children need to see inspiring, courageous characters–who look like them–in literature.

Details: Written by: Barbara Jaffe, Ed.D.

Being A Parent: The Role of a Lifetime
In the month of June, we celebrate Father’s Day, which provides me another opportunity to reflect on my own role as a parent. Of all my roles—daughter, sister, wife, friend, professor—the most profound for me has been parenthood. It has been my greatest gift...

Details: Written by: Shilo Rea, Carnegie Mellon University

The Silent Treatment Divorce Can Get Kids Sick Decades Later Adults whose parents separated during their childhood have an increased risk for poorer health, but experts haven’t understood why.

Details: Written by: Joyce Vissell

When Our Children ‘Come Out’ Of The Closet I believe it is important for every parent to keep in their heart the possibility that their child might one day “come out” to them. Barry and I were totally surprised when our son came out to us when he was nineteen. We had no idea.

Details: Written by: Allison Carmen

A Gift For Our Children’s Future: Maybe There's Another Way I can remember like yesterday sitting at the dinner table as a child with my parents and siblings and feeling like the world was going to end. My parents would openly discuss current events. I thought to myself what will be in this world? How will I be safe? What can the future look like when these terrible things are happening all the time?

Details: Written by: Stephanie Desmon, Johns Hopkins University

Why Getting Kids To Run Around Just 25 Minutes Would Save The U.S. Billions Getting half of American 8- to 11-year-olds into 25 minutes of physical activity three times a week would save $21.9 billion in medical costs and lost wages over their lifetimes, new research suggests.

Details: Written by: Richard Lewis, University of Iowa

Why Kids Struggle To Safely Cross Busy Streets Children under a certain age don’t have the perceptual judgment and motor skills to cross a busy road consistently without putting themselves in danger, report researchers.

Details: Written by: Andy Henion, Michigan State University

Why Peers Motivate Us To Learn More Than Teachers “Why do I have to learn this?” is a common question among young adults. New research suggests an answer from their peers has more weight than one from their teachers.

Details: Written by: Thom Hartmann

Separating The Edison-Gene Child from ADHD Behavior Whenever we react to a person’s behavior--particularly a child’s--we can do it in either of two primary ways. One addresses the individual’s personhood and ties it to his behavior, and the other addresses his personhood and disconnects it from his behavior. This is a critical distinction.

Details: Written by: Sammy Yaah Baya, Technical University of Kenya

How Parental Television Viewing Affects Teens' Sexual Behavior

In our study done in Kenya, we set out to look at whether adolescents get information about sex from television programmes.

Details: Written by: Liz Greene and Juliet Sharman-Burke

The Children Of The Wind: Intelligence Without Humility This Greek tale is concerned with one of the great mysteries of the family: Where do our gifts and talents come from? It suggests that the misuse of inherited gifts can end in disaster, and that it is up to us to use our talents to serve rather than control life.

Details: Written by: Rachel Harrison, New York University

Too Much TV May Delay Kindergarten Readiness Watching television for more than a couple of hours a day is linked to lower school readiness skills in kindergartners, particularly among children from low-income families.

Details: Written by: Nathan Hurst, University of Missouri

How Teachers See Parents Can Influence Kids Teacher ratings of parental involvement early in a child’s academic career can accurately predict the child’s academic and social success, new research shows.

Details: Written by: Andy Henion, Michigan State University

Why Are Personality Traits Contagious At Preschool? Personality traits are “contagious” among preschoolers who spend time together, new research shows.

Details: Written by: Cynthia Lee, McGill University

Should Teens Sleep In On School Days? Delaying school start times could help teenagers sleep better, say experts, and could give them a better chance at success later.

Details: Written by: Deborah Bach, University of Washington

Kids Can Catch Bias Through Non-verbal Cues Preschool-aged children can learn bias through nonverbal signals displayed by adults, such as a condescending tone of voice or a disapproving look, new research suggests.

Details: Written by: Dr. Brenda Davies

Are You Trying to Live Vicariously Through Your Children? Though we all want our children to do well, to have what they want, to achieve, we need to be aware that what they want may be different to what we want for them. Many people feel unhappy and unfulfilled partly because they've done what was expected of them to please their parents...

Details: Written by: Jim Dryden, Washington University in St. Louis

Brains Of Depressed Kids Don’t React Strongly To Rewards Brain waves show that clinically depressed children don’t respond to rewards the same way as other children do.

Details: Written by: Eric Maisel

Communication Tips for Families Family communication is possible, but love must be the lubricant. Talking about things like love, kindness, and generosity, and not "problems", might be the route to family change.

Details: Written by: InnerSelf Staff

7 Cheap Moisturizers Can Prevent Eczema In Babies It may be possible to prevent babies from getting eczema—a costly, inflammatory skin disorder—just by applying something as inexpensive as petroleum jelly every day for the first six months of life.