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A growing body of research has shown that spanking and other forms of physical discipline can pose serious risks to children. Many studies have shown that physical punishment — including spanking, hitting and other means of causing pain — can lead to increased aggression, antisocial behavior, physical injury and mental health problems for children. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/04/spanking.aspx

New research suggests that the pain of being excluded is not so different from the pain of physical injury: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/04/rejection.aspx  

ParentLink® today announced the release of the Android version of their mobile application for users of the ParentLink Communication Service. Parents in districts and schools that use the ParentLink Communication Service can now access all school messages as well as their account information and school directories—all from their Android smartphone. http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/04/4391421/parentlink-releases-mobile-parent.html

New research by three teams of scientists, working separately out of Harvard Medical School, Yale Medical School, University of Washington, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in Marylandon contributing factors to Autism, zeroing in on parents’ age and a particular set of rare gene mutation: http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/04/gene-mutations-parents-age-factors-autism And the controversy regarding changes to the Autism […]

New research out of Australia questions the utility of homework: http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/04/03/study-not-kids-say-homework-kind-waste?hpt=hp_t3 http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/school-homework-offers-little-benefit-australian-study-finds-ncxdc-032712 http://www.kidspot.com.au/Back-to-School-For-parents-The-great-homework-debate+3909+153+article.htm