How Dare You Blame Parents for Pandemic Kids Being ‘Behind’Now that 2020 babies are school-age but apparently not school-ready, parents are being scapegoated. Have you been paying any goddamned attention?
Severe Irritability in Children and Teens: A New UnderstandingKids with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder have explosive outbursts well past toddler age. Scientists are trying to work out the causes and what treatments help.
Parenting Style Experienced in Childhood Might Influence How People Treat Their DogsRecent research found associations between childhood parenting styles and dog caregiving approaches in adulthood, with permissive upbringing linked to permissive dog care.
15 Low-Key Shows for Toddlers That Won’t Overstimulate ThemLow stimulation content emphasizes educational and emotionally-appropriate content while minimizing highly energized or loud dialogue, noises, and colors.
'I'd never seen such an audacious attack on anonymity before': Clearview AI and the creepy tech that can identify you with a single pictureIn November 2019, I had just become a reporter at The New York Times when I got a tip that seemed too outrageous to be true: A mysterious company called Clearview AI claimed it could identify just about anyone based only on a snapshot of their face.
I Think My Sister Is Trying to Exploit Her Kids for Domestic LaborCare and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. My sister always wanted a big family, but never had a third child until my nephew was born, three years ago. My nieces were 13 and 12. Their brother is the “miracle.
Is a Full-Scale Middle East War Already Here?Many analysts watching the conflict in the Middle East have warned that the present fighting could escalate further. At the moment, such fears are concentrated on the prospect of a war between Iran and Israel. Of course, that war is already underway.
Cats Can Have a Profound Effect on Your Physical And Mental HealthCats have lived with humans for thousands of years. And long before cat memes and viral TikToks took over the internet, they've been comforting us with their purrs and making us laugh with their weird antics. But what does the research say – are cats good for us?
Why the Chiefs are the new Patriots... and how they could dominate the next decadePATRICK MAHOMES SAT across from Tom Brady and stared into the face of his future.
On Millennial SnotDudley Newright is the author of the , a newsletter diligently cataloguing and curating the latest and best – and most hilarious and/or cringeworthy – content, personalities, and internet drama bubbling up out of the so-called “New Right.
Putin’s ChildrenMore than two and a half years after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his “special military operation” in Ukraine, the disproportionate effects on Russian youth have become clear. At home, young people face ubiquitous indoctrination and greater constraints on their freedom.
Do You Remember School?I have been thinking about memory these days, because I have been gathering contributions for Class Notes from my classmates at the Brearley School. Seven contributions have come in, either instantly or, after many weeks, reluctantly.
Book Richardson Is Out of Prison, but He Doesn’t Feel FreeAs the college sports landscape rapidly evolves, is there a path back in for a disgraced former assistant basketball coach?