Alison Gopnik: What do babies think?
« Babies and young children are like the R&D division of the human species, » says psychologist Alison Gopnik. Her research explores t...
Why reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies may help them to learn language
Researchers have found that babies don’t start processing the individual sounds of speech—known as phonetic information—reliably until they’re around seven mont...
Childcare is a business issue
Childcare is not a family issue. It is a business issue. It affects how we work, when we work and for many, why we work. Moving forward, employer-provided child...
Parental Love Stands Out from Other Forms of Love, Study Shows
Love is one of the most powerful human emotions, influencing everything from romantic relationships to parental care. Previous studies have shown that both roma...
For parents, happiness is a very high bar
The parenting section of the bookstore is overwhelming—it’s « a giant, candy-colored monument to our collective panic, » as writer J...