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Why a generation is choosing to be child-free
~11 min read · 261 saves · Jul 25th · Sian Cain · The biggest contribution anyone can make to the climate crisis is not to have children. So why do we still treat parenthood as the…
How the Child Care Crisis Will Distort the Economy for a Generation
~14 min read · Paywall possible · 64 saves · Jul 23rd · The economic toll of the collapse of the child system will be felt for 20-30 years, says Betsey Stevenson.
I Was a Screen Time Expert. Then the Coronavirus Happened.
7 min read · Paywall possible · 62 saves · Jul 27th · Anya Kamenetz · An author reflects on her pre-pandemic pronouncements about children’s technology use and offers new advice, like focus on feelings, not screens.
Is TikTok More of a Parenting Problem Than a Security Threat?
6 min read · Paywall possible · 44 saves · Aug 7th · Even as the White House moves against the Chinese social media app, the intelligence agencies do not see it as a major issue along…
Tip For Work From Home Parents Home-Schooling Kids During The Pandemic: We All Feel Like We're Failing
10 min read · 33 saves · Aug 2nd · Thanks to COVID, that fleeting dread most working parents experience now and then about being an utter failure is the new status quo.
Real Life Horror Stories From the World of Pandemic Motherhood
4 min read · Paywall possible · 25 saves · Aug 6th · Joan C. Williams · ‘I have been given two options: either resign or get fired.’
‘Utterly joyful’ Look Up! wins Waterstones children's book of the year
2 min read · 24 saves · Jul 29th · Alison Flood · Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola’s picture book about a science-mad young black girl trying to distract her brother from his phone takes £5,000 award
Worried Your Kid Is Falling Behind? You’re Not Alone
7 min read · Paywall possible · 21 saves · Jul 30th · Holly Burns · As kids start school with more online learning, parents wonder whether they’ll ever catch up. Here’s how to set them up for success.
One Legacy of the Pandemic May Be Less Judgment of the Child-Free
5 min read · Paywall possible · 17 saves · Aug 5th · Samhita Mukhopadhyay · The coronavirus could change lingering cultural assumptions about what makes for a full and happy life.
When Schools Reopened in Germany, ‘We Swallowed Our Misgivings’
4 min read · Paywall possible · 14 saves · Aug 7th · Luisa Weiss · A mother recounted how worried she was sending her children back to in-person classes in the spring. But seeing her son “blossom” and the…