A major new study from the University of California, Irvine, found today’s mothers spend twice as long with their kids and fathers four times as long compared to 50 years ago. Julie Lythcott-Haims, a former Stanford dean and the author of “How to Raise An Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success,” believes that […]
Read More »Kids and video games
September 16, 2016 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
According to a new study out of Spain published in the Annals of Neurology, kids who play video games much more than an hour a day may experience behavior problems, while kids who limit gaming time to an hour or two a week may experience cognitive benefits such as faster responses to visual cues: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-videogaming-children-brains-idUSKCN11L2PN http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ana.24745/abstract
Read More »American parenting practices and norms
September 14, 2016 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
An interview with Robert LeVine, author of Do Parents Matter? Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don’t Fight and American Families Should Just Relax http://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-things-american-parents-get-dead-wrong-about-raising-kids-2016-09-14?siteid=rss https://www.amazon.com/Do-Parents-Matter-Japanese-Siblings/dp/1610397231
Read More »Kids and anxiety
September 14, 2016 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
A heartfelt account of one child’s struggle with anxiety: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/09/13/478834629/for-kids-anxiety-about-school-can-feel-like-being-chased-by-a-lion
Read More »College prep
September 13, 2016 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Some tips on college testing: College Testing: FAQs about the Tests, the Timing, and the Preparation
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