Family

Baffled by a Playdate 8
- Family
- July 24, 2023
A mom took to TikTok, begging for advice: “My kid was outside, another kid was walking outside somewhere, and then they stopped and started playing together.” She was baffled. The mom went on to explain that the unknown kid was 8 years old. He was polite and seemed well cared for. He came into the
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Why Our Kids Would’ve Died in the Jungle 2
- Family
- July 17, 2023
You may have heard that emergency workers recently rescued four siblings between the ages of 1 and 13 who had survived in the jungles of Colombia for 40 days after their plane crashed. After all the elation, much of the American public was left slightly confused: How could kids that young be that resourceful? “My
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Reaching the Phone-Addicted Youth With Small Lessons 2
- Education, Family
- June 30, 2023
I recently walked to our local farmers’ market where hundreds of patrons milled about and there was glorious regalia everywhere. Strawberry patches with tractor rides to the fields for picking, music playing by a local three-piece band, the summer staple of spun sugar on a stick, barkers calling out to come hither and try their
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Sometimes It Takes a Baby to Bring Out the Humanity in Us 0
- Family, Culture
- June 27, 2023
Air travel today might be considered the triumph of individualism. It involves people in their own bubbles rushing to destinations with little human contact. It is a case of Hobbes’ “every man against every man” as all travelers compete with each other to navigate inside the lonely crowd. All think about themselves in a climate
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Show The Nice Man Your Resume, Tyler 3
- Culture, Family
- June 26, 2023
A recent front page article in The Wall Street Journal chronicles a problem that seems to be a sign of the times: parents accompanying their kids on job interviews. And calling their kids’ bosses to demand better treatment. And showing up at their kids’ jobs to fight their battles. These stories can seem apocryphal, but
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Is It True That 99% of Women Believe That Their Abortion Was the Right Decision?2
- Politics, Family, Science
- June 20, 2023
How do women see their past abortions? The received wisdom is that abortion equals unwanted pregnancy: most women want their abortion and are satisfied with their decision. When women are asked at the clinic to participate in follow-up research (as in the famous “Turnaway Study”), researchers cite figures as high as 99 percent for “decision rightness”, interpreted
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