Parenting
Appreciating the Ordinary: A Modest Proposal
After wending our way through heated discussions about having it all, spoiling our kids, and being mired in our self-important “Busy Traps,” a New York […]
The New, New Thing Parents Are Doing Wrong
The title of Elizabeth Kolbert’s piece in The New Yorker — “Why Are American Kids So Spoiled?” — was too close to the bone to […]
Didn't We Never Have It All?
Anne Marie Slaughter’s July cover story in The Atlantic is causing quite a stir. In it she details how she left a top post in […]
Didn't We Never Have It All?
Anne Marie Slaughter’s July cover story in The Atlantic is causing quite a stir. In it she details how she left a top post in […]
Didn't We Never Have It All?
Anne Marie Slaughter’s July cover story in The Atlantic is causing quite a stir. In it she details how she left a top post in […]
Using Social Media for Social Good
Given that my professional life is so digitally oriented, it’s not surprising that my 7-year-old daughter Laurel is well informed about technology. She knows that […]
Low-Tech Tips for High-Tech Parents
Here’s a universal truth: We parents want only the best for our kids. If that means spending a bit more for the latest technology, so […]
Social Media is Here to Stay
So much of the discussion about social media and children seems to be of the “Should we expose them to it?” ilk — but that […]
How Young is Too Young for Cell Phones and Facebook?
A common question we receive from many parents is, “At what age should I give my child a cell phone or allow them to be […]
Self-Discovery in the Digital Era
When I began teaching seven years ago, I felt compelled to provide a longwinded explanation about social networking to my high school journalism class. During […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly … and the Internet
The topic of social media prompts tremendous anxiety among parents. When it comes to their children’s digital practices, parents are both afraid of and afraid […]
More To Wellesley Commencement Speech Than 'You Are Not Special'
David McCullough Jr. isn’t sure why the commencement speech in which he told the Wellesley High School class of 2012, “You’re not special” went viral. […]
More To Wellesley Commencement Speech Than 'You Are Not Special'
David McCullough Jr. isn’t sure why the commencement speech in which he told the Wellesley High School class of 2012, “You’re not special” went viral. […]
More To Wellesley Commencement Speech Than 'You Are Not Special'
David McCullough Jr. isn’t sure why the commencement speech in which he told the Wellesley High School class of 2012, “You’re not special” went viral. […]
Is Facebook the New Big Tobacco?
(Image by Josh Russell on Flickr.) According to yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Facebook is exploring ways to tap the under-13 set. Currently kept from legally […]