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Slate Magazine - Sep 24, 2008
The typical parent, when whacking a misbehaving child, doesn't pause to wonder: "What does science have to say about the efficacy of corporal punishment?" If they are thinking anything at all, it's: "Here comes …
Slate Magazine - Family - Aug 15, 2008
One evening this spring, my family spent dinnertime dissecting what my older son, Eli, calls his "recess problems." The specific dilemma was whether, in a game of kickball, a kid could claim that because he'd fallen …
Slate Magazine - Family - Aug 1, 2008
At what age should children go to kindergarten? At what age should your child go to kindergarten? What if these questions appear to have different answers? [more ...]
Slate Magazine - Family - Jul 25, 2008
As a parent, I've had zero interest in the re-embracing of single-sex education of the past few years. It all smacks of British public schools and Lord of the Flies to me. And yet, for the past three summers, I've …
Slate Magazine - Jul 11, 2008
The family dinner is ambrosia and nectar and manna, too, researchers have long told us. It helps prevent teenagers from abusing drugs and alcohol or smoking, and it protects them from stress, asthma, and eating …
Slate Magazine - Jun 27, 2008
The "timeout" has replaced the swat on the behind as many parents' default punishment for a misbehaving child. It's worth noting, then, that this parenting tool is widely misunderstood and frequently misused. [more ...]
Slate Magazine - Family - Jun 13, 2008
Bob's family was horrified at the idea that his relationship with Dorothy might have become sexual. At his age, they wouldn't have thought it possible. But when Bob's son walked in and saw his 95-year-old father in bed …
Slate Magazine - Family - Jun 2, 2008
Did you hear about that Buddhist couple who're never more than 15 feet apart? Well, we tried it. [more ...]
Slate Magazine - May 15, 2008
On Friday afternoons, my son Simon plays soccer in a clinic organized by one of the mothers at his preschool. He looks forward to the routine: The kids gather at dismissal, and a group of mothers and baby sitters walks …
Slate Magazine - Family - Apr 24, 2008
My baby recently left home. He's 19 and launching his life in an age-appropriate way: subsidized by his parents, at school in a distant city, directing himself toward self-sufficiency and maturity. Nevertheless, the …