The carving up of honor probably doesn’t improve children’s performance or motivation — but it may mean a bigger payday for those who run childhood tournaments
Children
The New Talk: Not Just Sex—Porn, Too
The classic sex talk needs an update for the age of Miley Cyrus and ubiquitous adult content
Stay-at-Home Dads Will Never Become the Norm
Despite a new awareness about full-time fathers, their numbers are still too minuscule to change society
Over-Practicing Makes Perfect
The brain can get by on less energy when you overlearn a task
School Has Become Too Hostile to Boys
And efforts to re-engineer the young-male imagination are doomed to fail
Whither the Fertility Crisis?
Infertility hasn’t risen, but baby anxiety has
Women Need to ‘Lean In’ to Pregnancy Too
Expectant moms need to ask more questions and do more research
Parents Are Digital Hypocrites
Adults think they’re setting limits but inadvertently teach kids to overuse gadgets
Your First-Grader Is Going to Be a High School Dropout
And other startling predictions from the brave new world of academic evaluations
Viewpoint: Summer Camp Is Overrated
There are other ways for children to build character than pricey sleepaway camps
I Just Don’t Want A Child
Deciding not to have a kid is like saying one big no and a million little yeses
The Declining Birthrate Doesn’t Spell Disaster
A demographer explains how we will adjust to the coming changes in our population
Do Children Bring Happiness—or Misery?
Usually, both. A happiness researcher explores the relationship between parenting and well-being.