9 Best Articles in 2021
NPR
How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger
NPR
10 min read · 412 saves · 2019-03-13 · 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?
Nir Eyal
How Bad is Tech Use for Kids, Really?
Nir Eyal
8 min read · 343 saves · From 2018 · 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
The Nuclear Family Was Never Going to Last
The Atlantic
328 saves · 2020-02-10 · David Brooks · 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
4 min read · 316 saves · 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 · 283 saves · 2020-07-25 · 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 default?
The New York Times
Opinion | Let Children Get Bored Again
The New York Times
5 min read · 258 saves · 2019-02-02 · Pamela Paul · 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 · 250 saves · 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?
Psychology Today
3 Common Tactics of Manipulative Parents
Psychology Today
3 min read · 239 saves · 2020-04-02 · How manipulative parenting can inflict long-term damage.
The Atlantic
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
The Atlantic
6 min read · 235 saves · 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.
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The New York Times
Children’s Screen Time Has Soared in the Pandemic, Alarming Parents and Researchers
The New York Times
7 min read · 65 saves · Jan 16th · Matt Richtel · “There will be a period of epic withdrawal,” warned one addiction specialist, once schools, activities and social life return to normal.
TED Talks
Why parents should stop blaming themselves for how their kids turn out
TED Talks
6 min read · 44 saves · Jan 12th · Many people believe that if a child doesn’t succeed, it’s the parents’ fault. But it turns out, the science supports a totally different and ultimately empowering message, says ch…
The Guardian
The problem is poverty, however we label it
The Guardian
2 min read · 43 saves · Jan 21st · Aditya Chakrabortty · The prefixes ‘food’, ‘child’ or ‘fuel’ make life for 14 million poor Britons seem easily fixable. In truth, radical action is needed, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian
After Covid, will digital learning be the new normal?
The Guardian
8 min read · 29 saves · Jan 23rd · Nic Fleming · Some see huge benefits in virtual learning but others fear the impact on disadvantaged children and privatisation by stealth
The New York Times
The Psychology Behind Sibling Rivalry
The New York Times
4 min read · 24 saves · Jan 13th · You can’t avoid fighting. You can only hope to contain it.
annehelen.substack.com
"Parents deserve so much more when it comes to the ways video games are discussed in our…
annehelen.substack.com
6 min read · 18 saves · Jan 19th · An interview with someone who actually thinks a lot about games and our brains
The School of Life
The Golden Child Syndrome
The School of Life
2 min read · 15 saves · Jan 21st · We are used to thinking of many of the psychological problems of adulthood as stemming from a lack of adequate love in our early years. We grow mentally unwell – prey to underconfidence, anxiety,…
The Guardian
Our children are in crisis and need help
The Guardian
6 min read · 14 saves · Jan 16th · Under Covid, young people are suffering from increased poverty and illness. An independent commission could avert this
Austin Kleon
How much do we tell our kids?
Austin Kleon
3 min read · 11 saves · Jan 8th · How much information do you give them about the things they can’t control?
The Conversation
How kids can benefit from mindfulness training
The Conversation
4 min read · 11 saves · Jan 10th · Hilary A. Marusak · Many adults have benefited from mindfulness in recent years. Could the practice also benefit children? A researcher looked at that and found promising results.
