It’s a Noisy Planet: How Parents Can Protect Their Kids’ Hearing

"Even a small loss of hearing can affect a child's quality of life."

Ways to tame the Witching Hour

You get home from work after a long day, eager to unwind with your kids, but instead of a cheerful "Hi, Mommy!" you get whining, complaining and irrational tears. You thought your kids left their "witching hours" behind when they outgrew their bassinets, but in many families, toddlers and kids seem to be at their worst in the evening.

By Amy Leibrock, Contributor to Care.com

On rearing decent people: how the imprint works

A kid acts up and acts out and we ask, “who does he take after, his mom or dad?” Maybe his grandmother? Or maybe none of them or all of them. The point I am going to make is that we are pretty much driven not so much by our genes but by our epigenes; that is, what happens to our genes as we mature.

by Arthur Janov, PhD