Tag Archives: Children

Freedom, Responsibility, and Child Rearing

Posted on June 25, 2012 by AJ Kessler

The New Yorker asks why American kids lack the responsibility so evident in children of (some) other cultures.  The article concludes that an adolescence of parental fixing, making sure everything is perfect and the kid never fails, results in a … Continue reading →

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How To Have Smarter Kids

Posted on November 19, 2011 by AJ Kessler

An interesting new study finds that children whose younger siblings are born more than two years later have higher reading and math skills than children whose siblings are born sooner.  The researchers think this stems, at least in part, from … Continue reading →

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Expense Account Instead of Allowance

Posted on July 15, 2011 by AJ Kessler

A really touching story about a guy going to the hardware store with his young son, and realizing just how capable kids can be, followed by a fantastic comment by a Hacker News contributor: Article: http://gamesbyemail.com/WoodTape/Default.htm Comment about article: One … Continue reading →

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