Parents Delay Sending Kids to School for Social Reasons and Physical Size. It’s Not About Academic AdvantageIf you have a child born at the start of the year, chances are you face a tricky decision about when to start school.
10 Ways to Get Your Son to Read This Summer—and BeyondWith summer vacation on the horizon–along with more competing stimuli–experts share tips for how to make reading more of a regular occurrence among boys at home.
My Kid Is Begging for a Pet. Is It Worth the Risk to My Sanity?Part of me thinks it could be sweet, and part of me thinks it will ruin our lives.
Stop Telling Me to Make Mom FriendsBefriending other mothers is deployed as cure-all advice. But it’s never been that simple.
I’m a Parenting Coach: Here’s How I Stopped My Son’s Tantrum in 7 SecondsIs this the holy grail of navigating a toddler in crisis?
Beanbag GeneticsToday a bitter dispute about the nature of biology is underway. A simple bag of beans may be what tips the balance
Why I’ve covered Microsoft for 25 yearsMy fascination with Microsoft products started with building PCs as a teenager. My fascination with Microsoft products started with building PCs as a teenager.
China Miéville says we shouldn’t blame science fiction for its bad readersCombining elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, the novel introduced readers to the fantastically complex city of New Crobuzon, filled with insect-headed khepri, cactus-shaped cactacae, and terrifying slake moths that feed on their victims’ dreams.
DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'If you visit the website for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), you'll find a "Wall of Receipts" listing more than 7,000 federal contracts it has terminated.
What Jonathan Haidt Thought When He Watched AdolescenceAdolescence, the Netflix miniseries, presents a terrible possibility—that a seemingly “good” kid in a normal English town, with two well-meaning parents, could be drawn so far down the poisoned well of the internet that he stabs a classmate to death.
7 Reasons You Need Smart Buttons in Your Smart HomeI'm a big believer in smart home automation over smart home control. Being able to turn on a light using an app on your phone or by asking Alexa is great, but the light turning on automatically when you enter the room is much better.
My Friend Won’t Speak to Me After I Blabbed About Her Secret Lover. Help!One of my roommates began secretly sleeping with the ex-boyfriend of a good friend. The breakup was five months ago, but my roommate started talking to him right away. I accidentally let it slip to someone, and then, out of guilt, told all my roommates about the affair.
Luka Doncic is 'still adapting' two months after trade to LakersLUKA DONCIC PULLED his blue '68 Camaro into the American Airlines Center parking garage and reached into the passenger seat to grab his brand-new cowboy hat. It was Dec. 25, 2022.
From, ToAt ten o’clock on a Wednesday night, he gets a call from his aunt’s number. It’s late to get a call from his aunt, but his mother is often with his aunt, and it’s not unusual for her to call at that hour. But it’s his aunt on the line, her voice pained, then disintegrating.
13 Mac Keyboard Shortcuts I Couldn’t Live WithoutEveryone knows how to Command+C and Command+V, but what about switching between the active windows of the app you’re using? How about skipping the trash and deleting a file in one smooth motion?