Family

The NY Times Says Intensive Parenting Is Best, But…2
- Family, MomThink
- February 26, 2024
“Parents Are Highly Involved in their Adult Children’s Lives and Fine With It,” declared the front page of The New York Times. Added the subhead: “New surveys show that today’s intensive parenting has benefits, not just risks, and most young adults seem happy with it, too.” Is that true? “Intensive parenting” is best, and kids
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Lessons in Humanity From Prehistoric People 4
- Family, Culture, History, MomThink
- February 23, 2024
In ancient cultures some children were born with Down syndrome and other genetic disorders. But our prehistoric forebears treated them with great respect. This is the conclusion reached by an international team of researchers who studied the DNA of human remains in ancient burial sites. Their global study involved screening DNA from about 10,000 ancient
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Playing Is Always Unsafe 2
- Family, Culture
- February 19, 2024
The following note was passed along to us by a dad whose kids attend a public school in Texas. It says (emphasis mine): Parents we need your help in keeping our children safe at the playground after hours and on the weekends. It is important that children are supervised at all times. We
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Homeschooling Isn’t What I Expected It To Be 5
- Education, Family, Featured
- February 14, 2024
I’ve heard it said, “I was a great parent before I had kids.” The same can be said of being a homeschooling parent. Homeschooling circles are full of idealistic moms and dads who often have very high standards for themselves and their children. Certainly, having strong ideals can work as a guide and benchmark for
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Underrated Dating Tips From a Dating Advisor 0
- Family, Culture
- February 13, 2024
My first article for Intellectual Takeout was “Top 10 Dating Tips from a Dating Advisor.” Today, I’m diving deeper and discussing the most underrated tips I’ve come across in five years of working with engaged and married couples and writing practical advice for daters in today’s crazy hookup culture. Many of the people I’ve met
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Will This Mrs American Beauty Queen With Eight Kids Make Big Families Normal Again?2
- Family
- February 12, 2024
In case you haven’t heard, Hannah and Daniel Neeleman are the genesis of the Instagram sensation “Ballerina Farm.” What makes Ballerina Farm so appealing that it has amassed nearly 9 million followers? Well, there’s lots to like: A Julliard ballerina marries a businessman, and they buy a gorgeous plot of land in a little mountain valley to
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