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    I’m a Child Psychologist: Kids Need More Play!

    September 11, 2024

    Child psychologist Tovah Klein visited the special schools in China where kids are given a vast amount of time and…

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    Dear Surgeon General: The Easiest, Free-est Way to Help Frazzled Parents

    September 4, 2024

    The Surgeon General just issued a report announcing something most of us suspected: Parenting is not easy. In fact, it…

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    Kirstie Allsopp Did NOT Neglect Her Son. Period.

    August 28, 2024

    The latest parenting insanity is coming from England:  Popular TV personality Kirstie Allsopp let her 15-year-old son go on a…

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    Keeping Divorced Dads in the Picture

    August 23, 2024

    Hi Folks! I wrote this piece for my syndicated column, but am posting it here because it gets at one…

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    The Hero’s Journey, Middle School Version: Talking to A Grownup at the Grocery

    August 19, 2024

    “The Hero’s Journey” is the name we give to the universal journey into risk and fear to achieve something important.…

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    Screamed at For Taking a Picture…With Some Kids In It

    July 17, 2024

    Folks — This is a topic that sometimes comes up and is indicative of our culture’s worst-first thinking: The idea…

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    She Walked Away from A Million Followers to Let Her Kids Free-Range

    July 5, 2024

    Social media influencer Erin Loechner walked away from a million fans – literally — to live a low-tech and, dare…

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    Is The Phone for My Kids’ Safety…Or My Own Anxiety?

    July 2, 2024

    Honest and searching. That’s how I’d describe this essay by Sybille Bruun,  PhD. Sybille conducts research in cognitive science in education…

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    Every Day is the Worst Day Ever, Signed, The Media

    June 17, 2024

    Sometimes a gal’s gotta rant (again), so here goes: Shootings are devastating. Obviously! But I also wonder about the value…

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    How Kids Learn to Handle Jerks, and an Elegant Example

    June 5, 2024

    It is DELIGHTFUL to play when no one is being a jerk. It is EDUCATIONAL to play when someone is.…

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