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  • France Bans Parents from Spanking Their Children

    France Bans Parents from Spanking Their Children0

    With the New Year comes new resolutions, new ideas, and of course, new laws. France is no exception when it comes to that latter category. But one of the country’s most recent laws may be a bit too invasive for many French families. According to the Paris publication Glamour, the latest law bans parents from

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  • Fragmented Attention? It Isn’t Just Your Brain.

    Fragmented Attention? It Isn’t Just Your Brain.0

    If we’re following culture’s prevailing train of thought, we’ve grown accustomed to considering our failing attention spans as the product of our brains. Our culture constantly prompts mental hyperactivity, and our brains are slowly being rewired to crave the instant dopamine hits that online platforms can give. Indeed, the conversation around attention focuses heavily on

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  • Fragile Snowflakes or Manipulative Narcissists?

    Fragile Snowflakes or Manipulative Narcissists?0

    At the same time some students are flexing their political muscles (with the help of some professors) at the University of Missouri, Yale, and other schools demanding “safe space”, we’re treated to an increasing number of stories about the lack of resilience and overall fragility of many college students. Quite honestly, the psychology of it

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  • Fox News Isn’t the Problem, It’s the Media’s Obsession with Fox News

    Fox News Isn’t the Problem, It’s the Media’s Obsession with Fox News0

    The American press seems fixated on Fox News and its owners, the Murdoch family. Recently, The New York Times purported to explain “How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World.” This followed The New Yorker’s investigation into the “making of the Fox News White House.” Both articles claim to reveal the true political impact

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  • Four Tricks for Teaching Manners to Young Children

    Four Tricks for Teaching Manners to Young Children0

    Most parents would agree that teaching their children to have good manners is an essential part of a good upbringing. As Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece writes in her new book Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern Etiquette for Families, “We all want our children to go out into the world being thoughtful toward others – to grow

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  • Four Tips for Teaching Kids to Put Away Their Toys

    Four Tips for Teaching Kids to Put Away Their Toys0

    Kids today have too many toys. All parents, no matter their parenting philosophy, can agree on that.  The effect of those toys on the home environment can be utter chaos. An immaculate living room can be ruined within five minutes of children being turned loose to play. “Toddlers have an incredible capacity to make a mess;

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