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.
Parenting “Range”: An Interview with Range Author David Epstein
I had the pleasure of interviewing author David Epstein about his new book Range and how it pertains to the topic at the forefront of my mind - parenting.
Evolutionary Mismatch: Is This the Missing Piece to So Many Modern Parenting Problems?
Could the root of many of our parenting woes lie in the evolutionary mismatch theory? New research looking at one example makes a strong case for this.
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.
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?
Guest Post: Judgy Babies (Or How Babies Learn)
Babies learn. They may not learn like certain "experts" claim, but learn they do. This guest post from Dr. Patricia Brosseau-Liard covers the research to date on what we know of how infants and young children learn. Practical implications? That's up to you!
How Children Learn
Understanding the cues and heuristics our children use to learn is important and I review it here. Knowing how our children learn can help us become better teachers.
Guest Post: Instinctive Parenting?
Is parenting instinctive? Though I argue elements are (and we fight to ignore them), here is another beautiful take on how not instinctive parenting can be.
Attachment versus Attachment Parenting
I’ve had this piece on my mind for quite some time to cover, but it seems the craziness that has erupted over the past week has been my impetus to actually talk about attachment theory versus ‘Attachment Parenting’.