Cynthia Godsoe (Brooklyn): Parsing Parenthood. A new study shows that becoming a father leads to a sharp decline in testosterone. A review of Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family by Peggy Drexler. It does take a village: A review of Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. A review of 21st Century Motherhood: Experience, Identity, Policy, Agency. What if the secret to success is failure? Why our children’s success and happiness may depend less on perfect performance than on learning how to deal with failure. What happens when you take three American kids and throw them in a classroom 5,000 miles from home where they can’t speak the language? Acceptance is protection: How can parents support gender nonconforming and transgender children? The Two Year Window: Jonathan Cohn on the new science of babies and brains — and how it could revolutionize the fight against poverty (and more). An interview with Rosalind C. Barnett, author of The Truth About Girls and Boys: Challenging Toxic Stereotypes About Our Children. Beating babies in the name of Jesus: Frank Schaeffer on the shady world of right-wing "discipline" guides. An article on 11 sounds that your kids have probably never heard. Are boys’ brains different from girls’ brains? Scientists debate the question. A review of Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child by Anthony Esolen. Does sport make your kids smarter? From Cracked, a look at 5 terrible things you can't stop your children from doing and 5 parental dick moves you hate (until you're a parent); a letter to parents about the fake "teen crazes" on the news; and 4 signs of adulthood for reluctant grown ups.
