Joanne JacobsOct 2, 20181 min readThe power of struggleZachary Wright “had to drag my son kicking and screaming into kindergarten.” He remembered his own “struggles with anxiety, depression...
Joanne JacobsOct 1, 20182 min readLawnmower parents raise anxious kidsA middle-school teacher is called to the office so Dad can hand over his child’s water bottle. The girl doesn’t like drinking from the...
Joanne JacobsSep 5, 20182 min readSpoiled childrenA college education isn’t intended to make people think any more, write Greg Lukianoff, a First Amendent specialist, and Jonathan Haidt,...
Joanne JacobsDec 19, 20171 min readDon’t oaf-rock your kidsfabulous, long-forgotten word: Oaf-rocked. In a story on Paul Anthony Jones’ book, The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities, the BBC reports...
Joanne JacobsOct 17, 20172 min readParents don’t see value of kids’ playParents value structured activities over free play, according to a Gallup survey, “despite research associating unstructured, child-led...