Parenting
Praise Your Child's Thinking
Mindy Newton | 13 June 2009
Praise your child's thinking, and watch him bloom intellectually, and grow in confidence, as a result.
Praise your child's thinking, and watch him bloom intellectually, and grow in confidence, as a result.
A Hollow Victory for Homeschooling: California Children Still Considered State Property
Thomas Bowden | 20 August 2008Court's decision that homeschooling is 'permitted' in California is a hollow victory for parents.
Your Child Is Not State Property
Thomas Bowden | 1 April 2008Rocked by a nationwide storm of criticism, the Los Angeles County court that declared homeschooling illegal in California has agreed to rehear the case in June.
Autism: Crusades Versus Caution, Part II
Thomas Sowell | 13 November 2007Loose definitions of autism produce bigger and more newsworthy statistics, which in turn can attract more children into existing programs and attract more money from the government, foundations and other sources to support those programs.
Autism: Crusades Versus Caution
Thomas Sowell | 12 November 2007The consequences of unreliable diagnoses of autism can be traumatic for parents and children alike.
My Mom's Invaluable Lesson
Joseph Kellard | 14 May 2006A parent's respect for a child's individuality a crucial part of parenting.
Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
Thomas Gordon | 6 May 2006No gimmick or quick road to effective parenthood, the "no-lose" method requires a rather basic change in the attitudes of most parents toward their children. It takes time to use it in the home, and it requires that parents first learn the skills of nonevaluative listening and honest communication of their own feelings.
Reading vs. Ritalin
Michael Hurd | 3 November 2005Before rushing to Ritalin, or whatever else, for your child's "attention deficits," consider doing something about his reading deficits first.
Do We Really Care About Children?
Walter Williams | 2 November 2005I cringe with disgust when I hear politicians say, "We're doing it for the children."
The Michael Jackson Trial
Michael Hurd | 30 April 2005The bad thing about the Michael Jackson trial is that it's a sideshow.
Dollars and Crosses
- Jane Orient on Quitting Medicare
- Ayn Rand’s Essay “To Whom It May Concern” Now Online
- Uses and Sources of Gold
- New Book: How to be Profitable and Moral: A Rational Egoist Approach to Business
- Democracy and Self Determination of Peoples: Euphenisms for Mob Rule in the Middle East
- Private Schools for the Poor
- Holleran on Anti-Hero Worship
- Salsman on the Anti-Capitalist Conservatives
- New Website: Checking Premises
- Job Creators: Who Do those Immigrants Think They Are?
