Family Meals

Dawn Teh comments on the social values and barriers to nightly family meals with the entire household present. She notes that the reported frequency of families dining together has been declining for decades due to family members having busier schedules. Teh cites a systematic review of the scholarly literature by Middleton et al. (2020) which did not establish a "causal relationship between family meals and health and wellbeing outcomes."

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Free-Range Child Rearing

David Pimentel discusses government concerns about parents exposing children to potential harm . This has resulted in some jurisdictions requiring that parents closely supervise their children. In response, Utah legislation has clarified that parents with children of sufficient age and maturity are not neglectful when they allow their children to walk or bike to school, engage in outdoor play, stay home unattended, or engage in similar independent activity.

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Childfree Adults

Jennifer and Zachary Neal report that 27% of surveyed Michigan residents do not intend to raise children .

Joya Misra notes that the United States government is less supportive of mothers of young children.

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Simplified Parenting

Amy Moaz curated links to articles on simplified parenting .

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Employees Who Parent

Pavithra Mohan interviews CEOs about efforts to help employees parent .

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Influences on Child Development

Yuko Munakata explains research which says parental behavior influences child behavior, but that the most important influence on a child's future behavior seems to be < a href="https://ideas.ted.com/why-parents-should-stop-blaming-themselves-for-how-their-kids-turn-out/" target="_blank">genetic .

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Professorial Parenting

Jessica Early and Trisalyn Nelson provide tips for professors with young children . They recommend a couple keep expectations conservative, that they should strive for efficiency, and integrate work and family activities where possible.

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Parenting for Success

Tom Popomaronis cites a research study organized by John Gabrieli to encourage parents to talk to their children . The results indicate that children who converse with their parents become happier and more successful than their peers.

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Parenting the Gates Way

Hilary Brueck interviewed Bill and Melinda Gates about their parenting strategy .

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Teach Your Children Well

Ben Sasse offers strategies he employed in raising his children to be self reliant . The ideas were draw from his book, The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance.

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