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Barack Obama: Papa in Chief

January 2010

The president's methods are easier to understand if you look less to Rahm Emanuel and more to Sasha and Malia... click here for more

Medication can't fix a broken childhood, by Claudia Meininger Gold

January 2009

On one recent day in my pediatric practice, I saw or spoke with parents of eight children who had experienced a range of significant trauma. One was in foster care after living on the streets... click here for more

'Daddy O' brings parenting into politics, by Andie Coller

December 2008

Just call him Daddy O.

Most leaders’ playbooks take at least a page or two from “The Art of War,” but President-elect Obama’s rhetoric seems to be torn from very different kind of text: the modern parenting manual... click here for more

Rewards for Students Under a Microscope, by Lisa Guernsey

March 2009

For decades, psychologists have warned against giving children prizes or money for their performance in school. “Extrinsic” rewards, they say — a stuffed animal for a 4-year-old who learns her alphabet, cash for a good report card in middle or high school — can undermine the joy of learning for its own sake and can even lead to cheating... click here for more