Earlier this week I questionedNew York Times columnist David Brook’s allegations. Basically parents spend too much time praising, improving and withholding love from their children. In case you missed his rant: There are two great defining features of child-rearing today. First, children are now praised to an unprecedented degree…Children are …
Even Harvard-educated heart surgeons indulge in pseudoscience from time to time. Sometimes they get away with it and sometimes they don’t. Just ask Dr. Mehmet Oz, the 2014 Emmy Award-winning talk show host and sometimes heart surgeon who recently testified before a Senate subcommittee on dietary supplements – “magic beans” …
Consider it a gift this holiday season, the appearance of a nuanced children’s health article on the front page of the New York Times. It tops the news heavy-weight’s Most Emailed list today too with over a 1,200 comments and counting. The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder. It’s a multi-page …
Despite the flurry of flu activity in the house, the strep, the late Ho Ho Hannukah/Kwanza/Everything cards, the dead fish and the general holiday mess/stress, I’m determined to start the new year on a positive word or two*. Thus I promise not to post about the recent ho ho hum genderized toy op-ed that offered nothing new but surely grabbed …
Dear Santa,You might be pleased to know the kids still play the drums, some of the Wii discs still work and the bean bag chairs that have yet to explode formed an excellent layer of insulation during the power outage and blizzard following the hurricane. Speaking of Super Storm Sandy please watch your …