Parenting http://www.npr.org Parenting en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:33:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Parenting http://www.npr.org Diaperless Babies: 'Lunatic' Or 'Positive' Parenting? Like many parents around the world, some moms and dads in Brooklyn are choosing to raise their children without using any diapers. How does this work and does it make any sense? Commentator Barbara J. King checks in with anthropologist Meredith Small, who embraces the idea with enthusiasm. Thu, 02 May 2013 13:33:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/05/02/179880234/diaperless-babies-lunatic-or-positive-parenting?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/05/02/179880234/diaperless-babies-lunatic-or-positive-parenting?ft=1&f=126952921 Like many parents around the world, some moms and dads in Brooklyn are choosing to raise their children without using any diapers. How does this work and does it make any sense? Commentator Barbara J. King checks in with anthropologist Meredith Small, who embraces the idea with enthusiasm.

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]]> The Humiliations Of Motherhood Is periodic humiliation an inevitable feature of motherhood? Is it something to embrace or endure? Commentator Tania Lombrozo shares some thoughts and experiences. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/04/14/177243737/the-humiliations-of-motherhood?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/04/14/177243737/the-humiliations-of-motherhood?ft=1&f=126952921 Is periodic humiliation an inevitable feature of motherhood? Is it something to embrace or endure? Commentator Tania Lombrozo shares some thoughts and experiences.

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]]> Is Having A Child A Rational Decision? Commentator Tania Lombrozo considers a controversial new paper which argues that decisions about whether to have a child of your own are rarely rational. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/03/11/173977133/is-having-a-child-a-rational-decision?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/03/11/173977133/is-having-a-child-a-rational-decision?ft=1&f=126952921 Commentator Tania Lombrozo considers a controversial new paper which argues that decisions about whether to have a child of your own are rarely rational.

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]]> In Many Families, Exercise Is By Appointment Only Many parents struggle to find the time to get their kids the exercise they need. Hectic lives are often filled with shuttling children from one sports activity to the next. But some parents are trying to make walking and biking part of their daily lives, not something they have to schedule. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:04:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/27/172968900/in-many-families-exercise-is-by-appointment-only?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/27/172968900/in-many-families-exercise-is-by-appointment-only?ft=1&f=126952921 Many parents struggle to find the time to get their kids the exercise they need. Hectic lives are often filled with shuttling children from one sports activity to the next. But some parents are trying to make walking and biking part of their daily lives, not something they have to schedule.

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]]> Music, Multivitamins And Other Modern Intelligence Myths Can intelligence be increased through upbringing? Commentator Tania Lombrozo discusses a new synthesis of research on how to raise young children's IQ. The findings suggest modest changes for most parents, but profound changes for access to early childhood education. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:08:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/01/19/169801500/music-multivitamins-and-other-modern-education-myths?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/01/19/169801500/music-multivitamins-and-other-modern-education-myths?ft=1&f=126952921 Can intelligence be increased through upbringing? Commentator Tania Lombrozo discusses a new synthesis of research on how to raise young children's IQ. The findings suggest modest changes for most parents, but profound changes for access to early childhood education.

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]]> The Failure Of The Candy Tax Economist Joshua Gans explains how his plan to keep his children from spending their allowance on candy went awry — and how it offers a lesson for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/11/156616087/the-failure-of-the-candy-tax?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/11/156616087/the-failure-of-the-candy-tax?ft=1&f=126952921 Economist Joshua Gans explains how his plan to keep his children from spending their allowance on candy went awry — and how it offers a lesson for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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]]> Episode 205: Allowance, Taxes And Potty Training It's really, really hard to create the right kind of economic incentives — even if you're a professional economist, and all you're trying to do is teach your kids to use the toilet. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:23:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/06/156391538/episode-205-allowance-taxes-and-potty-training?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/06/156391538/episode-205-allowance-taxes-and-potty-training?ft=1&f=126952921 It's really, really hard to create the right kind of economic incentives — even if you're a professional economist, and all you're trying to do is teach your kids to use the toilet.

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]]> Plame Wilson Wages Battle Against Postpartum Depression Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson says her experience with postpartum depression after giving birth to twins tested her in ways that espionage never did. Now her kids are 12, but Plame Wilson continues to speak out about the Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:33:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/04/24/151324908/plame-wilson-wages-battle-against-postpartum-depression?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/04/24/151324908/plame-wilson-wages-battle-against-postpartum-depression?ft=1&f=126952921 Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson says her experience with postpartum depression after giving birth to twins tested her in ways that espionage never did. Now her kids are 12, but Plame Wilson continues to speak out about the

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]]> February 27th: What's On Today's Show In the first hour of <em>Talk of the Nation</em>, the future of affirmative action, and the opinion page looks at single parenting. In the second hour, the author of <em>Am I My Genes?</em>, and what could work for Somalia. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:42:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2012/02/27/147500705/february-27th-whats-on-todays-show?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2012/02/27/147500705/february-27th-whats-on-todays-show?ft=1&f=126952921 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the future of affirmative action, and the opinion page looks at single parenting. In the second hour, the author of Am I My Genes?, and what could work for Somalia.

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]]> Mothers, Tigers, Bears, Oh My Yet another debate about motherhood has erupted on the net, this time about the strict parenting of Chinese mothers.  But do we have to keep comparing mothers to animals?  Will there ever be time when a debate over fathers erupts in the same way? Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:02:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/01/13/132838543/mothers-tigers-bears-oh-my?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/01/13/132838543/mothers-tigers-bears-oh-my?ft=1&f=126952921 Yet another debate about motherhood has erupted on the net, this time about the strict parenting of Chinese mothers.  But do we have to keep comparing mothers to animals?  Will there ever be time when a debate over fathers erupts in the same way?

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]]> Summer's Over, Slackers. Back To School. Deadly sea captains! Rampant pollution! And other stories economists tell on the first day of class. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/09/10/129778904/the-friday-podcast-summer-s-over-slackers-back-to-school?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/09/10/129778904/the-friday-podcast-summer-s-over-slackers-back-to-school?ft=1&f=126952921 Deadly sea captains! Rampant pollution! And other stories economists tell on the first day of class.

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]]> I’ll Be Right There It's the end of the school year.  For children, that means summer fun.  For parents, it is a whole other story.  The program's host she's so busy she's writing song lyrics about it. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:24:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/tellmemore/2010/06/14/127838220/i-ll-be-right-there?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/tellmemore/2010/06/14/127838220/i-ll-be-right-there?ft=1&f=126952921 It's the end of the school year.  For children, that means summer fun.  For parents, it is a whole other story.  The program's host she's so busy she's writing song lyrics about it.

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]]> Call Your Mother We'd packed the family minivan to capacity, with clothes, a mini-fridge, and extra-long sheets. After a 12-hour, 600-mile haul up I-81, we were in remote Ithaca (Gorges!), with several-thousand other families Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:59:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/09/call_your_mother.html?ft=1&f=126952921 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/09/call_your_mother.html?ft=1&f=126952921 We'd packed the family minivan to capacity, with clothes, a mini-fridge, and extra-long sheets. After a 12-hour, 600-mile haul up I-81, we were in remote Ithaca (Gorges!), with several-thousand other families

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