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Difficult Kids Need Positive Parenting
A study released in the medical journal Translational Psychiatry found that children with “a gene variation predisposing them to lower serotonin levels in the brain - which can lead to a gloomier disposition - were more likely to maintain happier emotions when exposed to positive parenting,” US News & World Report said.
Kids Need Outdoor Playtime
Hovering parents who don't let their kids go play outside without adult interference aren't doing their children any favors, according to researchers.
“Into the 1950s, children were free to play a good part of their childhood,” researcher Peter Gray, Boston College psychology professor said. “If you stayed in your house around your mom, she’d say ‘go out and play.’ The natural place for a kid was outside.”
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Parents & Homework
Is it ever ok for a parent to do their child's homework? more
Gen Xers Resent Co-Workers With Kids
It seems that a lot of Gen Xers are upset that co-workers with kids always gets to sneak out early for "parent teacher conferences" or "pediatrician appointments." But part of the tension may be because they're having less kids than previous generations!
There’s intra-generational workplace tension plaguing Generation Xers -- those ages 33-46 -- between those with children and those without, says Sylvia Ann Hewlett in ForbesWoman. more
Involved Dads Have Less Testosterone
It turns out that being an involved dad may actually alter a man's hormone levels. A study of male testosterone levels found that the more time men spend parenting their children, the lower their testosterone levels.
Is Homeschooling Better?
Can structured homeschooling set children up for academic success better than public schools?
Happy Working Moms Don't Try To Have It All
Message to working mothers: if you want to be happy, don't try to have it all!
According to the founder of a group which advises women on how to find contentment in their careers and lives while raising children:
“The happiest moms adopt an identity, a working-mother method, such as a primary parent, primary career or something in between.”
Moms And Sons
New research on the relationships between mothers and sons more
Schools Push For Green Lunches
Citing the desire to produce less garbage that schools have to pay to have taken away, the New York Times reported that parents are being encouraged to pack lunches in eco-friendly containers, preferably reusable ones.
