As a grown woman, it’s odd to be jealous of a child who doesn’t have all of her teeth yet and probably still wets the bed. Yet I’m envious of the little girl who gets to own the toddler-sized Dolce & Gabbana pants I spotted on Barneys.com last month. Their kaleidoscopic print of oranges, lemons and white citrus blossoms made me do a double-...
When my daughter was in second grade, she reminded me of an important lesson about motivation for learning.
My daughter’s teacher wanted to encourage her class to read. To do this, she offered what was, in effect, a bribe.
My daughter brought home a reading log to complete for the week. She was supposed to read for at least 20...
I know, I know, I’m about to get pummeled with outrage from readers telling me that no 12-year-old needs a cellphone. I get it. You lived through your childhood without a cellphone, and kids these days can do the same.
But the truth is, about 75 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds have phones, according to a Pew Internet and American Life...
Todd Miller thinks the only way to solve the childhood obesity crisis in this country is with a revolution. He’s just not sure it should be a Dance Dance Revolution.
DDR, a video game that requires stomping on arrows to keep up with on-screen choreography, has been touted as a way to win the war on fat — part of a genre of active “...
Parents, no matter what end of the “organized” spectrum they happen to fall on, are often flummoxed when it comes to teaching their own children how to become more organized.
If you are lucky enough to possess a well-developed “executive function,” it can be very difficult to identify how to teach something that comes so naturally to you...
