The empathy deficit: Does "attachment parenting" kill political involvement? A review of The Ethics of Parenthood by Norvin Richards. If parenthood sucks, why do we love it? Because we're addicted. For those of us who don’t do it, parenting is a bit of a mystery. Living to be a parent: Is child-rearing the new self-actualization? Modern parenting: Katie Roiphe wonders whether it’s time to bring back a little benign neglect. A new reason to blame, or thank, your mother: New research finds that the quality of early maternal caregiving impacts a child’s emotional relationships once he or she arrives at early adulthood. Bad parenting? Blame bin Laden — new research links fears of terrorism with authoritarian parenting practices. New research suggests that our early hunter-gatherer ancestors raised happier, more compassionate kids, thanks to natural birth, extended breastfeeding, and co-sleeping — should modern parents follow suit? A new generation gap is emerging between American parents and their kids: Adults sharply underestimate how much parents’ own stress is affecting kids, or how much stress their children face. Beyond nature vs. nurture: George W. Holden's theory holds that the way a child turns out can be determined in large part by the day-to-day decisions made by the parents who guide that child's growth. A review of Raising Children God's Way by Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
