01 OCT 2011 by ideonexus Psychology Thought Love Was Bad for Children
Deborah Blum, biographer of the researcher Harry Harlow who worked to prove the importance of love in raising children, on the history of psychology ignoring love as something to be given to children.
Folksonomies: parenting,psychology,child-rearing,love
31 JUL 2011 by ideonexus Activities With Children
Some activities the author engages with his children to teach them self-control.
Folksonomies: games,parenting,child-rearing,activities
08 JUL 2011 by ideonexus Science Protects us from Child-Rearing Pseudoscience
Like Baby Einstein videos and doctors who say the baby should be allowed to cry alone all night.
Folksonomies: science,pseudoscience,parenting,evidence-based medicine,child-rearing
29 JUN 2011 by ideonexus Differing Definitions of Intelligence in Children
Three cultures and their definition of what fosters intelligence in a child.
Folksonomies: parenting,intelligence,child-rearing
29 JUN 2011 by ideonexus Lack of Evidence-Based Child-Rearing in Society
There are many cultural norms, folk wisdom, and "common sense" ideas about how children should be raised, but there is very little research to prove what actually works.
Folksonomies: infancy,folk wisdom,evidence-based medicine,child-rearing