Cross-posted on MotherTalkers
by Stacey
Sometimes the timeout is a mom’s only friend. Gone are the days that many of us would feel comfortable giving our naughty one a swat on the behind, a mouth full of soap, or an admonishment to “Wait until your father gets home!” But according to this article in Slate, we may […]

by Stacey
This year Father’s Day came and went with little discussion here about the very important role that dads play in their kids’ lives. So I was glad to see this blog post in the NY Times on this essay posted at PsychCentral on responsible fatherhood so I could circle back to it.
In study after […]

by Stacey
Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama used the occasion of Father’s Day last weekend to talk about the role of fathers in the lives of many black children. This article in the NY Times said that in a speech at a 20,000-member Apostolic Church of God on the South Side near Lake Michigan, Obama delivered […]

by Stacey
One in four late talking toddlers will continue to have language problems by age seven, according to new research out of Western Australia. This article in Science Daily says that the project, called LOOKING at Language, analyzed the speech development of 1766 children from infancy to age seven, with particular focus on environmental, neuro-developmental […]

by Stacey
Whether a young man’s mother earned a college degree or worked outside the home while he was growing up may influence his choice of a future wife, according to a new study by sociologists at the University of Iowa. Thanks to this article in ScienceDaily for the tip.
High-achieving men — those who earn salaries […]

by Stacey
A fascinating new study in the journal Cognition shows that three and four-year old children attune to those who provide them with reliable information. According to this short piece in the NY Times Science section, preschoolers spontaneously keep track of the trustworthiness of those around them.
“Humans make mistakes,” Susan A. J. Birch of the […]

by Stacey
Here’s one thing we learned from the Dalai Lama’s visit last week to Seattle. Enlightened people do not glare at parents whose children are being fussy on airplanes. Enlightened people sympathize with such parents and offer respect and admiration.
According to this article in the Seattle Times, the Dalai Lama flew from Tokyo to […]

by Stacey
A few weeks ago I wrote about talking to my four-year old son Sage about sex. According to this recent article in the Washington Post, parents should plan on having “the talk” early and often.
Today, experts urge parents to welcome questions on sexuality by the time their kids can ask why the sky […]

by Stacey
One of the most heated debates among parents involves the safety of vaccines. In recent years, some parents have warned that vaccines caused their child’s autism, a claim that federal scientists have refuted. But the recent news of the government’s compensation to the family of 9-year old Hannah Poling may move the debate into […]

by Stacey
A mother in New York has been making headlines the last few days after leaving her nine-year old son at Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan to find his way home armed with a MetroCard, a subway map, twenty bucks, and some quarters to call home in case he got lost.
The mom, Lenore Skenazy who is a […]