Tag: is play important for child development
I Don’t Like Playing With My Kids
Sometimes it’ll be Lego. Other times it’s mini plastic Disney princesses being chased by dinosaurs. My four-year-old daughter, Adriana, will create a game, come...
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Pros And Cons Of Gender-Neutral Parenting
A 2012 survey found that about a quarter of elementary school kids reported seeing gender-nonconforming peers experience bullying. A saddening 2015 study brought to light...
And You Thought The UK Was Bad…At Least Our Kids Don’t Have To Go...
When you look at the headlines, it’s not surprising UK residents feel their communities are less safe these days. Reports of stabbings, acid attacks...
E-Cigarettes Are Fuelling Dangerous Increase In Tobacco Use
An upsurge in the use of e-cigarettes among American middle and high school students occurred nationally between 2011 and 2018, with nearly 21 of...
I Miss My Teenage Son – Where Has My Loving Boy Gone?
“It’s heartbreaking,” said my new friend, a writer from New York. We were on a course together and I confided that my son, age...
Kids’ Mental Health – Why One Good Friend Is Better Than Being Popular
For as long as we can remember, kids have formed different social circles at school. My own schoolfriends used to talk about the Populars,...
I Was Pregnant At 14 – And Everyone Thought I Was A Disaster
I was totally shocked when I found out I was pregnant at just 14, especially as I had no symptoms at all and was...