9 Best Articles in 2021
NPR
How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger
NPR
10 min read · 2019-12-22 · At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?
The Atlantic
The Nuclear Family Was Never Going to Last
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 2020-02-10 · The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together.
Nir Eyal
How Bad is Tech Use for Kids, Really?
Nir Eyal
9 min read · 2019-12-24 · Nir Eyal's Hooked is about how technology changes our habits. In this article, he explains the effect personal technology is having on our children.
The Atlantic
Why Rich Kids Are So Good at the Marshmallow Test
The Atlantic
5 min read · From 2018 · Affluence—not willpower—seems to be what’s behind some kids' capacity to delay gratification.
Guardian Books
Why a generation is choosing to be child-free
Guardian Books
~11 min read · 2020-07-25 · The biggest contribution anyone can make to the climate crisis is not to have children. So why do we still treat parenthood as the default?
The New York Times
Opinion | Let Children Get Bored Again
The New York Times
6 min read · From 2019 · Boredom teaches us that life isn’t a parade of amusements. More important, it spawns creativity and self-sufficiency.
medium.com
What Kids Need to Learn to Succeed in 2050
medium.com
~13 min read · From 2018 · Humankind is facing unprecedented revolutions. How can we prepare ourselves and our children for a world of such unprecedented transformations and radical uncertainties?
The Atlantic
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
The Atlantic
7 min read · 2019-11-03 · Most parents want their children to succeed, but too often they emphasize accomplishment over developing character traits such as kindness and generosity. This leads kids to value these virtues less. In this Atlantic article, psychologist Adam Grant and psychiatric nurse practitioner Allison Sweet Grant argue persuasively for a different approach. Instead of inquiring about their test scores at the dinner table, ask your children how they helped others. Soon they’ll be looking for the opportunity to do so, and you’ll be helping them learn to balance reaching goals with being a good person. Parents will appreciate learning how doing good becomes a path to doing well.
Psychology Today
3 Common Tactics of Manipulative Parents
Psychology Today
5 min read · 2020-04-02 · How manipulative parenting can inflict long-term damage.
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Lego to remove gender bias from its toys after findings of child survey
The Guardian
3 min read · Oct 11th · Exclusive: research reveals harmful stereotypes still hindering girls, boys and their parents
Aeon+Psyche
How to stop yelling at your kids
Aeon+Psyche
~16 min read · Oct 6th · You can’t control your child’s emotions, but by questioning your assumptions and expectations you can become a calmer parent
kqed.org
How parents and educators can support healthy teen use of social media
kqed.org
8 min read · Oct 13th · Social media often gets a bad reputation for its effects on adolescent brains. However, there are upsides to connecting with others, plus opportunities to model digital media literacy, according to…
Harvard University
Study confirms kids as spreaders of COVID-19 and emerging variants
Harvard University
2 min read · Oct 15th · A new study confirms that children can carry high viral loads of SARS-Co-V-2, making them possible spreaders of current and emerging variants.
The Guardian
Learning the ropes: why Germany is building risk into its playgrounds
The Guardian
4 min read · Oct 24th · Lofty climbing towers are part of trend away from total safety and towards teaching children to navigate difficult situations
Nautilus Magazine
Why These Children Fell into Endless Sleep
Nautilus Magazine
~12 min read · Sep 23rd · I had barely stepped foot over the threshold and I already felt claustrophobic. I wanted to turn back. People shuffled into the room…
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The New York Times
Opinion | Is This the Cure for the Loneliness of American Motherhood?
The New York Times
~18 min read · Oct 22nd · American moms are isolated, overworked and undersupported. The solution may be living together, separately.
Scott Alexander
Please Don't Give Up On Having Kids Because Of Climate Change
Scott Alexander
~12 min read · Oct 11th · It will probably make things worse, and there are better ways to contribute
Aeon+Psyche
Why parenting books are not really written for the parents
Aeon+Psyche
6 min read · Oct 14th · Parenting books are not really for parents but for the people writing them, and speak more to their own lives than our own
