Family
Could Marriage Help Millennials Escape Poverty?
If we’re tired of seeing this promising generation flounder, then perhaps they’re at least entitled to being shown a better way forward.
When the State Kicks Down Your Door and Takes Your Child Over a Fever
What has our country become that we can tear down the doorway of a family who has a child with a high fever that disagrees with their doctor?
The Virtues of Boredom in an Anxious Age
Could it be that we need more boredom?
Tara Westover and the Contradictions Which Allowed Her to Write a NYT Bestseller
Tara Westover refuses to admit that if her parents had taken a conventional path, she would not be where she is today.
Five Simple Dating Tips Today’s Young People Have Forgotten
Professor Kerry Cronin and her famous dating class at Boston College are back in the news.
The Ignored Factor in New Zealand’s Mass Shooting
Lots of things poisoned Brenton Tarrant's mind. But why hasn't anyone mentioned divorce?
Politicizing Pediatrics: How the AAP’s Transgender Guidelines Undermine Trust in Medical Authority
The American Academy of Pediatrics has unfortunately taken a major step that, if not reversed, will undermine that trust.
Three Ways to Stop Hating Taking Your Kids to the Playground
If more parents took the time to step back, evaluate their playground stance, and found ways that both they and their children can enjoy the experience, would we see many happier, healthier, and responsible children… and fewer stressed parents?
Three-Quarters of Parents ‘Adulting’ for Their Grown Children
When should parents transfer responsibility to their children?
How Storytelling Could Revitalize U.S. History Scores
Whatever I teach, I teach storytelling.
Life Lessons from a Modern-Day Lighthouse Keeper
Split Rock Lighthouse keeper Lee Radzak is leaving the job after 36 years. What made him stay so long?
Is It Time for International Women’s Day to Lose Its Victimhood Status?
Women are constantly starring as victims of the male patriarchy, of inequality, of sexual/physical/emotional/abuse.
Is a Happy Marriage Just a Matter of Genes?
What’s the secret of a happy and enduring marriage? According to a team from the Yale School of Public Health, it could be the genes of husband and wife.
Are We All 'Cat Persons' Now? How Modern Dating Destroys Intimacy
In common parlance, a “cat person” is not simply someone who likes cats; it is a lonely human being who has either refused or is unable to achieve the risks and benefits of human intimacy.
Sorry, Marie Kondo. Most People Have Too Little Stuff.
Of course, it’s great to have a tidy house. No one denies that. But the alleged benefits of the KonMari method are absurdly overblown.
Arresting Homebirth Midwives Just Reduces Women’s Birth Choices
After being arrested and charged with practicing midwifery without a license last fall, a midwife in upstate New York is wondering whether or not she will go to jail for the work she has done for decades.
Netherlands Moving Towards Euthanasia for the Healthy
Even though the parameters for euthanasia in the Netherlands are very wide, one member of Parliament wants to allow any one 75 years or older to be able to request euthanasia for any reason whatsoever.
Schools Renormalize Raising Adults
It’s unfortunate, of course, that we need projects and play clubs to grant our children a taste of the freedom and fun we enjoyed as kids.
Nine Ways to Actually Help a Friend Through Tragedy
When you or someone close to you is facing the worst kind of tragedy, some kind of death (because every bad thing is some kind of death), you want to help. But you think: “There’s nothing I can do!”
4 Ways to Navigate Toddler Meltdowns While Shopping
Every parent has been there, and it’s every parent’s worst nightmare.
Alexandra Tolstoy and the Appeal of a Simple Life
Alexandra Tolstoy's images portray the simplicity and the peacefulness that we all secretly crave for ourselves and our children, but feel we never can attain in our fast-paced modern world.
How #BelieveAllWomen Could End Up Hurting Women
Assuming the physically stronger party is always more likely to be guilty is absurd.
Canada’s Universal Child Care Program Suggests Elizabeth Warren’s Plan Would Be Disastrous for Children
If Canada’s program is any indication, the government’s definition of “high-quality” child care may, in fact, be harming children.
US Millenials Are Leaving Larger Cities
It is no longer cool to be young, single and live in Manhattan.
Why the Minimum Wage Shouldn't Be a Family Wage
Unless Elizabeth Warren is nostalgic for the era of the Great Depression, she should recognize that increasing the minimum wage to a family wage would cause long-term harm to American families.
How YouTube AutoPlay Becomes Your Child’s Worst Nightmare
They’ll probably start out watching clips from innocuous shows like “Peppa Pig” or “Paw Patrol,” but it’s all too easy for them to end up in much darker territory.
Teaching Children 'No' in the Era of #MeToo
Children have to be taught what no means. But how?