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Is parenting just a bourgeois hobby?
Research shows that some of the biggest parenting choices barely make a difference, so why do people feel so strongly about them?
 • Dorota Talalay
Want better behaved kids? Give them some chores
Uncooperative behaviour happens in all cultures, but it peaks when parents rely on verbal interventions and underestimate their children's need for…
 • Dorota Talalay
The way we potty train is extremely W.E.I.R.D
The uncomfortable truth is that kids have been out of nappies by their second birthday in most cultures for most of history
 • Dorota Talalay
Here's the real cure for the Gen-Z malaise
Your parents made bad choices, but no one is coming to take away your phone now - you'll have to do that yourself
 • Dorota Talalay
Gen Z didn't 'fail to launch' - their parents failed to let go
What examining the anatomy of one 'failure to launch' taught me about parental responsibility
 • Dorota Talalay
Is it too late to raise a porn-free generation?
Call me crazy, but I'll be telling my kids that watching a gangbang on a Tuesday evening is not a good use of their time
 • Dorota Talalay
We need to address our own screen time before lecturing the kids
Relying on screens for entertainment fosters exactly the sort of detachment and overstimulation that makes family life a hot mess
 • Dorota Talalay
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