When Being a Primate Makes Parenting So Much Harder
We live in a society that has actively ignored that we are primates. This makes parenting so much harder, especially as our children hit the toddler years.
Should Parenting Be This Hard?
We take it for granted in our society that parenting is hard. Really hard. But how did we get to this stage? Was it always this way?
Guest Post: Attachment-Intellectual Parenting
Attachment parenting is not anti-intellectual, but it is distinctly intellectual. Its proponents are actively thinking about what sort of adults they want to raise them to be.
Should babies sleep alone? An Analysis of the INSIGHT Study’s Findings on Infant Sleep by Location
New headlines suggest solitary sleep can improve infant sleep, but digging deeper makes it clear that this suggestion is not only wrong, but potentially dangerous.
Bedsharing in Childhood: A Case of Abuse?
Does bedsharing with a 10-year-old of the opposite sex constitute abuse? Should it be the thought that we first have when we hear of such a situation?
The Problem With Breastfeeding Research That No One is Talking About
If you're a mom, you've probably been treated to many articles that set out to dismiss breastfeeding research as flawed. Here I want to talk about one of the flaws in breastfeeding research that has received virtually no attention yet has a great impact on our understanding of this biological process.
Evolution, Crying, and the Fallacy of a Different Environment
I hear people argue all the time that we don't need to be as responsive to our children because there aren't wild animals anymore. We couldn't be looking at the issue any more wrong if we tried.
Evolutionary Parenting: Where History and Science Meet Parenting
Here is a summary of what Evolutionary Parenting stands for. In short, it’s the idea that the way in which we as humans (and other mammals) have parented over hundreds of thousands of years (i.e., the way we’ve EVOLVED to parent) is intricately related to the well-being of our children.
You Can Thank Cooperating Women for Why We’re Here Today
An amazing new study is out from three researchers at University of Utah, Harvard, and UC Davis looking at what might have resulted in our human ability to evolve and develop to where we are today.
Testicles, Testosterone, and Paternal Involvement
The findings that made the news were boiled down to the idea that men with smaller testicles make better, or more involved, fathers. But do smaller balls = better fathers?