Looking for an escape? A funny escape? If you want to laugh about life with kids, then try Lucy Adams’ If Mama Don’t Laugh it Ain’t’ Funny . Really, if your kids are driving you crazy it’s very soothing to read about Lucy’s kids driving her crazy!
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Dealing with the pressures parents face todayAre We Wired to be Selfish? Maybe not.December 8, 2009
Are humans wired to be selfish? No,not necessarily: evidence is mounting that shows we humans are are evolving to become more compassionate. One reason is that studies show when you're generous, others respect you more. Other research finds that compassion -- sympathetic emotion from others -- makes you feel happy and relaxed, because it stimulates the (more…)
Shielding our Kids from Pain -- Should You Ever Ignore that Impulse?November 28, 2009
Have you ever had to fight the urge to do your child’s homework or complete a project for him? At the recent Learning & the Brain Conference in Cambridge, Mass., my coauthor Wendy Grolnick talked about the natural human urge to shield our young from emotional, social, and psychological pain. When parents face certain pressures, however, that (more…)
What Can Parents Learn from Andre Agassi?November 16, 2009 Andre Agassi hated tennis? That’s the surprise in his new autobiography Open, but the surprise evaporates when you read why: Agassi didn’t choose to play tennis. He felt forced to play. His immigrant dad wanted his son to live the American dream, to have the life choices he’d not had himself, (more…) BULLIES -- Kids and Bosses Lash Out for the Same ReasonOctober 15, 2009
Kids who bully do so because they feel weak inside and want to feel strong. (See my story coming out soon in Scouting magazine.) Now a study showing that bosses bully for the same reason:
Bosses who feel inadequate can turn into bullies By Yasmin Anwar, | 13 October 2009 UC Berkeley News Center BERKELEY — Bosses (more…) Google Not Frying Kids' Brains, says Stanford researcherOctober 12, 2009
Here's a Stanford News Service summary of a fascinating study by Stanford professor Andrea Lunsford. Kids are writing more today than ever before, she says. Their writing may look very different from that of past generations, but it's rich and complex -- and aimed at influencing the world they live in.
The New Literacy: (more…) Empathizing is Hard to DoMay 29, 2009
Yesterday while talking to parents at Echo Horizon school in Culver City, Ca. about Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids, I mentioned that I’d found giving my kids empathy difficult --- even though I know empathy helps you take a child’s point of view, which strengthens her feelings of autonomy. I guess (more…)
The Mind-Body Connection and LearningFebruary 25, 2009
There’s a report today in the New York Times about growing interest in adjustable desks for school children. These desks that allow kids to stand up and move their bodies as they study seems like a very (more…)
Kudos to a Reporter!February 23, 2009
Here's an excellent article on Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids: Grolnick to Discuss Pressure, Stress It's angled around an announcement of Wendy's next talk on our book, but the amazing feature of this article is that it seems (more…)
Should We Make our Kids Do Certain Activities?December 12, 2008
After I spoke to a PTA group recently about Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids, a dad approached me. "You say to support kids' autonomy and not pressure them, but when I was a kid my parents took me to the theater twice a year -- even when I said 'Hey I wanna stay home and play (more…)
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