Want to know one of the best parts of working as a parenting journalist? I get to read a lot of books. I read pen-in-hand. If, after finishing, a book
June 10, 2021 In the last decade, rates of anxiety-related disorders in teenagers have steadily risen, particularly in girls. Researchers and psychologists posit several hypotheses about why these rates are on the rise — from digital
It was March 9, a cold and overcast day in the northeast, when the Bari Weiss article, The Miseducation of America’s Elites, appeared on the Internet. Two days later, on
“Every child is an artist,” Pablo Picasso said. “The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Look at toddlers banging pans, wiggling their bodies to the
“What about music? Can my kid really concentrate on homework with those earbuds on?” When I run parent workshops on study habits, this is always one of the first questions
May 27, 2021 Few things fascinate my five-year-old daughter more than ice and snow. Unfortunately for her, we live in Texas. One day, after weeks of wishing for a winter
“Is Bob dead?” asked my 3-year-old, poking the housefly on the windowsill. “Yes,” said his 5-year-old sister. “But there are always more Bobs. Let’s put this one in the trash
May 20, 2021 In early September, my first grader sat on her bed thumbing through a picture book that was way above her reading level. “I’m reading this book all
In February 2020, I bought a daybed for my eight-year-old daughter. When it finally arrived that April, hiring someone to do in-home assembly simply wasn’t an option. “Hey, do you
Saturday was a gorgeous spring day, so I took my seven-year-old to the zoo — along with hundreds of other parents who were also on the hunt for a safe,