Rethinking Football: ‘A Beautiful Life, Until It Wasn’t’
Source: 12019/Pixabay Addison, age 9, and her brother Jack, 12, were on a trampoline with their father, lineman and NFL…
Pandemic Babies: Who Became Pregnant and Who Stopped Trying
Source: Wild One/Pixabay About a month into the pandemic when lockdowns began to take hold, I asked if we could…
4 Outside Factors That Influence Your Most Important Choices
Source: OpenClipArt Vectors/Pixabay Comedian Mike Birbiglia had it right: “I’d be remiss if I chalked up our decision to have…
Am I Becoming My Mother?
Source: Fumiaki-Hayashi/Unsplash How far did the apple fall from your family tree? In large or seemingly small imperceptible ways, bits…
Climate Change Has Many Rethinking Having Babies
Source: Annie Spratt/Unsplash World leaders are meeting to discuss and negotiate climate change issues. When you think of climate change,…
Helicopter Parenting Takes a Backseat to Jiwa Parenting
Source: Jerry Wang/Unsplash Wanting to raise “star” children is not new, but a significant number of parents in China have…
How Many Children Do or Did You Hope to Have?
Source: Izzy Park/Unsplash As part of the Only Child Project, a research study I’m leading, I have been asking only…
Have You Mastered the Tricky Art of Parental Pressure?
Source: Andriyko Podilnky/Unsplash Most parents prod their children to succeed in some way — athletically, academically, or artistically. Without meaning…
Only One!? The Pressure Is off Parents to Have More Children
Source: Mathilde Langevin/Unsplash Boys are brilliant. Girls read better. Only children are spoiled. Parents play an identifiable role in perpetuating…