Psychology Today
A 17-Item Checklist Geared to Neutralize Early Life Distress
5 min · · Positive factors may counteract adverse childhood experiences, new studies show. · Shared by 45, including Miguel Angel Escotet, Gregor B. Rosenauer
The Correspondent
Meet the parenting expert who thinks parenting is a terrible invention
17+ min · · There’s no shortage of books, magazines and websites offering parenting advice. But the idea the parents can turn their children into better and more successful adults if only they use the right… · Shared by 72, including Rutger Bregman, Ernst-Jan Pfauth, Irene Caselli, Adam Grant, Claus Heller 🇺🇦, Rob Wijnberg, Gregor B. Rosenauer
Brain Pickings
Poet and Philosopher David Whyte’s Gorgeous Letter to Children About Reading, Amazement, and the Exhilaration of Discovering the Undiscovered
3 min · · A celebration of the delicious enchantment of the very first time. · Shared by 139, including Tauno, Simon C, Katja Evertz, John Hagel, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Charles Duhigg
The New Yorker
“This Is What Happens to Couples Under Stress”: An Interview with Esther Perel
4 min · · The therapist, author, and podcast host offers wisdom on navigating romantic relationships under quarantine. · Shared by 234, including Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Lauren Young, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Tim Washer, Esther Perel, Scott Galloway, Harpreet Singh, Thomas Power
The Guardian
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
12+ min · · When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman · Shared by 1344, including Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Jeff Atwood, Austin Kleon, Matthew Herper, Chris Hadfield, Jay Rosen, Dan Snow, Caterina Fake, Marsha Collier, Rutger Bregman, Alfie Kohn, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Dr. Pete Meyers, Larry Ferlazzo, Matt Zoller Seitz, Steve Case, Albert Wenger 🌎🔥⌛, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, BrendanEich
Neuroscience News
Infant temperament predicts personality more than 20 years later
4 min · · The temperament of your infant could determine their personality and social behaviors almost three decades later, a new study reports. Infants with higher levels of behavioral inhibition at 14 months… · Shared by 83, including Thomas Power, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Lee Keyes
Brain Pickings
Anne Lamott’s Wondrous Letter to Children About Books as Antidotes to Isolation, Portals to Perspective, and Crucibles of Self-Discovery
2 min · · “Books and stories are medicine, plaster casts for broken lives and hearts, slings for weakened spirits.” · Shared by 60, including Charles Duhigg, Joanna (J.F.) Penn, Gregor B. Rosenauer, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire
World Economic Forum
Parenting in the time of COVID-19? Consider these 6 tips from the WHO
7 min · · To help parents and carers handle lockdown with their children, the World Health Organization has some advice on staying positive, creating a routine and managing bad behaviour. · Shared by 30, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Thomas Power, Elinor Stutz, Chris Gledhill, Gregor B. Rosenauer
NPR
Coronavirus And Parenting: What You Need To Know Now
6 min · · The coronavirus is raising a lot of questions for parents, from how to talk to children about it to weathering school closures to screen time strategies when you're home with little ones. · Shared by 18, including LARRY ELKAN, Carl Morris, Michelle Garrett, Gregor B. Rosenauer
The Guardian
Kids at home? The books you should read to keep everyone entertained
5 min · · Timeless classics, hilarious capers and new adventures: a tots to teens reading list that even parents can enjoy · Shared by 125, including Gregor B. Rosenauer, Esther Schindler