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Parenting
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Family Law Prof Blog
Science’s Lessons for Parenting
By Family Law
This recent article in the Atlantic Monthly describes anemerging theory in behavioral science called, among other names, the “orchidhypothesis.” This theory posits that thegenes associated with ADHD, depression, and anti-social…
Ontario Family Law Blog
Tearful Good-byes
I shed a tear and held back a million of them. Have you ever had a moment like that? Maybe it was when you dropped off your son or daughter…
The Right Coast
Get a clue and be a boy mom Tom Smith
This is really annoying. (via here) I feel for these boys, and maybe for the dad too. The boys love astronomy and space and Mom worries that, what -- you…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Study Shows Men More Likely to Sleep Through Baby’s Cries
Time Magazine: Are men more likely to sleep through babies' cries?, by Tiffany O'Callaghan: It's no secret that mothers are sensitive to their babies' cries, even while asleep. Yet a recent…
The Right Coast
Clue train arrives at liberal parenting households Tom Smith
I have been saying for years that we should treat kids more like dogs. What I mean is, reward good behavior and punish bad behavior. Can it really be that…
The Faculty Lounge
I Want (To Send) My Baby (Einstein) Back ….
Yesterday's New York Times ran a story about the Walt Disney company offering refunds on Baby Einstein DVDs sold in past years in response to complaints that not only was…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Pink Baby, Blue Baby: Tiny Gender Gaps Grow Thanks to Parents’ Influence
Wash. Post: The Tiny Differences in the Littlest Brains, by Emily Bazelon:Book Review: PINK BRAIN, BLUE BRAIN: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps -- and What We Can Do…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Effects of Birth Order on a Child’s Personality
NY Times: Does Birth Order Matter?, by Lisa Belkin:Does birth order matter? It certainly seems to. A recent survey of 10,000 mothers by the British website NetMums, found that 77…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Gender Differences in Processing the Appearance of Babies
Time Magazine: Is an Ugly Baby Harder to Love, by Jeffrey Kluger:Moms might want to hang on to those Mother's Day cards they got last month. There may not be…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Daddy on Board
Salon.com: Daddy on board, by Katharine Mieszkowsk:Today's fathers spend more time with their children than ever. One of them talks about why that's a good thing As a father, Jeremy Adam…