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A Worksheet for Math-Phobic Parents
The Wall Street Journal: Parents who hate math often fear raising kids who will feel the same. Tammy Jolley is one of them—”a horrible math-phobic,” she says. After struggling through algebra and statistics in high
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How Video Games Could Improve Our Vision
The New York Times: The developmental psychologist Daphne Maurer made headlines this year with research suggesting that people born with cataracts could improve their eyesight by playing Medal of Honor, the “first-person shooter” video game.
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Delayed Development: 20-Somethings Blame the Brain
The Wall Street Journal: Many parents of 20-somethings worry that their offspring haven’t yet found a career path, gotten married or become financially independent. These parents should chill out, experts say. Recent research into how
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Children exposed to sex on screen ‘go on to be promiscuous’
The Daily Mail: Children who watch films with a high sexual content tend to lose their virginity earlier and have more partners, a study has found. Not only are they more promiscuous, they are also
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School of Hard Knocks
The New York Times: Most readers of The New York Times probably subscribe to what Paul Tough calls “the cognitive hypothesis”: the belief “that success today depends primarily on cognitive skills — the kind of
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Study shows teens imitate risky sex of films, TV
The Washington Times: Can you name the last five movies your teenage son or daughter has watched with friends? How strong was the sexual content in those movies? Does it really matter? New research suggests
