Tech Devices Act as "New Member of the Family"

In a study published in the journal Pediatrics, a team of researchers observed families eating at fast food restaurants, watching how parents interacted ...

Parents, Wired to Distraction

The Journal of Pediatrics published a new study about how mobile devices are disrupting family relationships. The researchers spent time observing 55 ...

How Kids View Their Parents' Stress and Anger

Second-hand stress is a big problem for kids. In a survey, researcher Ellen Galinsky interviewed more than 1,000 children in grades 3-12 and asked them, ...

Leaving Children Alone in a Chemistry Lab

Leaving children to discover their own values is a little like putting them in a chemistry lab full of volatile substances and saying, "Discover ...

Toddler Buys Car on eBay

A 14-month-old Oregon toddler purchased a 1962 Austin-Healy Sprite after her father left his smartphone unattended and unlocked when his daughter inadvertently ...

Reporter Learns a Lesson about Family Priorities

Ron Fournier, editorial director for The National Journal, has covered the careers of numerous politicians, including the last several presidents. President ...

Parenting Teens: Take Them Up Mount Everest

Imagine that you've chosen to scale Mount Everest. You've shelled out sixty thousand dollars to your Sherpa guides. After a few days, you finally ...

Restaurant Rewards Well Behaved Family

Ever seen a "Well Behaved Kids" discount on your meal receipt? Neither had the King family of Washington state. While out to dinner with their ...

Frank Lloyd Wright on Paying Attention

The renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright once told of an incident that perhaps seemed insignificant at the time, but had a profound influence on the ...

Older Rabbi Remembers a Stronger Communal Life

In Mitch Albom's book Have a Little Faith, he recounts the following conversation with his elderly rabbi:

"When I was growing up in the Bronx," ...