06 Sep

Should Parents Play With Their Children?

By Rae Pica
www.movingandlearning.com
Wow, according to a story this week in the Boston Globe, anthropologist David Lancy contends that parent-child play has been “virtually unheard of throughout human history” and that “American-style parent-child play is a distinct feature of wealthy developed countries — a recent byproduct of the pressure to get kids ready for the information-age […]

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28 Aug

RAISING GIRLS TO BE STRONG FROM THE INSIDE OUT

by Dr Michele Borba
www.MicheleBorba.com
I don’t know about you, but I’m suffering from a case of only what I can call “Shudder Syndrome” and it seems to be getting worse by the second. It’s a relatively new ailment, but it always materializes when I read those disturbing statistics about young girls. I’m sure you know the […]

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16 Aug

Is Your Teen Ready for Sex?

by Dr. Laura Markham
www.YourParentingSolutions.com
Do You Have a Teenager?
Then you’ll be interested in knowing that:

1 in 7 teens has sex before they’re 15. The younger they are, the more likely they are to regret it — and to skip protection.
The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the Western industrialized world. One […]

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