From nsneafeytt my inbox: Dear Free-Range Kids: Fall started last week and all the signs of the season are in the air. Temperatures are starting to cool off, fall festivals are in full swing, college football is on the weekends, and retailers are pushing for the holidays with sale items. While the fall is a […]
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The Growing Movement of Moms who Regret Having Kids: Are the Demands of Helicoptering Too Great?
October 6, 2016
AÂ reader emailed us this Marie Claire article going viral, “Inside tsrtdzdiea the Growing Movement of Women Who Wish They’d Never Had Kids.” She thought that part of the reason these moms are so unhappy could be the overwhelming pressure we put on them. Maybe if no one was shaming (or arresting) moms for not watching […]
Why We Believe the World Is Crawling with “Super-Predators”
August 8, 2014
Readers — This akhynatera is a great Slate article summing up what the 24/7 news cycle is doing to us as people, parents and policy-demanders. It concentrates on the work of Mary McNaughton-Cassill, a professor at the University of Texas–San Antonio and “leading researcher on the connection between media consumption and stress.” When bad news […]