Mark Auslander (Brandeis): How Families Work: Love, Labor and Mediated Oppositions in American Domestic Ritual. What is it about 20-somethings: They move back in with their parents, they delay beginning careers — why are so many young people taking so long to grow up? (and more) From Slate, an article on the new science on chronically harsh and conflict-ridden households. From The Awl, Melissa Lafsky writes in defense of having children. City or subdivision: Where’s the best place to raise kids? It takes a lifetime to learn how to navigate the topic of children in polite and private conversation — and just as long to unlearn it. More on Peter B. Gray and Kermyt G. Anderson's Fatherhood: Evolution and Human Paternal Behavior. The case for boredom: Adam J. Cox on stimulation, civility, and modern boyhood. A time to teach: What is the best age to instill life lessons? The Boomerang Effect: How did the forever young generation turn into perpetual parents? A review of Poverty and Brain Development During Childhood by Sebastian Lipina and Jorge Colombo. Are children from collectivist cultures more likely to say it's okay to lie for the group? Big Think is promoting some dangerous ideas: Bringing back eugenics; allowing infant euthanasia; and letting kids have sex. A common belief about teenagers is that they implicitly assume that they are invincible or immortal and think little about their own deaths — a new study shows this to be a myth.
