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.
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.
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.
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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The Kids Are Alright
New York Magazine
~16 min read · Jul 12th · Why we should rethink COVID safety protocols for children — and everyone else.
CNBC
Future AI toys could be smarter than parents, but a lot less protective
CNBC
6 min read · Jul 11th · As AI toys enter the market, they can be helpful, educational tools for kids but can also pose risks to data privacy.
The Economist
Closing the world’s schools caused children great harm
The Economist
3 min read · Jun 25th · They will need help to catch up on lost learning | Leaders
The Wall Street Journal
Peppa Pig, a Pandemic Favorite, Has American Children Acting British
The Wall Street Journal
4 min read · Jul 18th · After binge-watching the British cartoon about a preschooler pig during lockdowns, children across the U.S. are surprising their parents with their unusual vocabularies and distinct accents. ‘Can we…
Psychology Today
Parents' Powerful Impact on Young Children’s Brains
Psychology Today
4 min read · Jul 8th · All experiences and interactions shape the brain via neuroplastic remodeling.
NPR
You Could Save A Child From Drowning This Summer. Here's How
NPR
7 min read · Jul 3rd · A swimmer of any skill level might need your help, and preventing a drowning takes closer supervision of the kids than you might think. The distress signs can be subtle and quick.
Guardian politics
Can facial analysis technology create a child-safe internet?
Guardian politics
8 min read · Jul 11th · Determining a person’s age online seems like an intractable problem. But new technology and laws could be on the brink of solving it
National Geographic
Long COVID afflicts kids too. Here's what we know so far.
National Geographic
6 min read · Jun 30th · Many children can also experience lingering symptoms after getting COVID-19. But scientists are struggling for answers, so parents are banding together to find treatments and warn others of the risks.
ESPN
In awe of Simone Biles' greatness, with my daughter and 25,000 others
ESPN
9 min read · Jul 2nd · The largest crowd in the history of the trials made a pilgrimage to St. Louis last weekend -- to witness Simone Biles' greatness one last time, and to experience a sense of community we've been…
The Guardian
‘Their childhood has been stolen’: calls for action to tackle long Covid
The Guardian
3 min read · Jul 11th · MPs and peers demand review of debilitating condition as fears grow of surge among young after 19 July lifting
