children http://www.npr.org children en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 06 May 2013 03:40:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif children http://www.npr.org Young Girls May Get More 'Teaching Time' From Parents Than Boys Do In elementary school, girls often outperform boys on reading and math tests. Many factors shape academic performance, but two economists say one reason for the disparity might be that parents spend more time reading with girls and teaching them the alphabet and numbers. Mon, 06 May 2013 03:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/06/180816964/girls-may-get-more-teaching-time-from-parents-than-boys-do?ft=1&f=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/06/180816964/girls-may-get-more-teaching-time-from-parents-than-boys-do?ft=1&f=132935022 In elementary school, girls often outperform boys on reading and math tests. Many factors shape academic performance, but two economists say one reason for the disparity might be that parents spend more time reading with girls and teaching them the alphabet and numbers.

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]]> Shhh, The Kids Can Hear You Arguing (Even When They're Asleep) In scans of sleeping infants' brains, certain areas light up when they hear angry voices. But is that heightened activation damaging, or does it mean the children are learning to cope? Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/29/179237081/shhh-the-kids-can-hear-you-arguing-even-when-theyre-asleep?ft=1&f=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/29/179237081/shhh-the-kids-can-hear-you-arguing-even-when-theyre-asleep?ft=1&f=132935022 In scans of sleeping infants' brains, certain areas light up when they hear angry voices. But is that heightened activation damaging, or does it mean the children are learning to cope?

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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=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/04/14/177243737/the-humiliations-of-motherhood?ft=1&f=132935022 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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]]> Little Kids Know How To Share, But Don't Want To Little children understand the idea of sharing, but they'd prefer not to play along. But by age 8, the typical child decides that it's a good idea to follow through and be fair, researchers say. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:44:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/21/174941524/little-kids-know-how-to-share-but-dont-want-to?ft=1&f=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/21/174941524/little-kids-know-how-to-share-but-dont-want-to?ft=1&f=132935022 Little children understand the idea of sharing, but they'd prefer not to play along. But by age 8, the typical child decides that it's a good idea to follow through and be fair, researchers say.

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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=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/03/11/173977133/is-having-a-child-a-rational-decision?ft=1&f=132935022 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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]]> A Curious Question Of Vanity, Urgency, Pleasure And Anxiety Should kids have cell phones? Cell phones are a powerful technology that have come, very quickly, to assume a very large place in our psychic lives. Should we protect our kids from this? Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/10/05/162374479/a-curious-question-of-vanity-urgency-pleasure-and-anxiety?ft=1&f=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/10/05/162374479/a-curious-question-of-vanity-urgency-pleasure-and-anxiety?ft=1&f=132935022 Should kids have cell phones? Cell phones are a powerful technology that have come, very quickly, to assume a very large place in our psychic lives. Should we protect our kids from this?

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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=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/11/156616087/the-failure-of-the-candy-tax?ft=1&f=132935022 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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]]> The Problem With Sports On TV TV gives you the best seat in the house. Yet televised sports are no substitute for actually being there Why? The answer has to do with the nature of human perception. Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/08/156339092/the-problem-with-sports-on-tv?ft=1&f=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/08/156339092/the-problem-with-sports-on-tv?ft=1&f=132935022 TV gives you the best seat in the house. Yet televised sports are no substitute for actually being there Why? The answer has to do with the nature of human perception.

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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=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/06/156391538/episode-205-allowance-taxes-and-potty-training?ft=1&f=132935022 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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]]> 'Regrets Of A Stay-At-Home Mom' Katy Read quit her job to raise her two children. The time she spent with her boys was wonderful, but she says she's now broke, out of work and without any job prospects. Her advice to new moms: Stay at work. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:16:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/01/19/132934988/regrets-of-a-stay-at-home-mom?ft=1&f=132935022 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/01/19/132934988/regrets-of-a-stay-at-home-mom?ft=1&f=132935022 Katy Read quit her job to raise her two children. The time she spent with her boys was wonderful, but she says she's now broke, out of work and without any job prospects. Her advice to new moms: Stay at work.

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