Why Dads and Their Babies Need to Go Skin-to-Skin
Fathers and nonbirthing parents benefit from skin-to-skin contact with their newborns
Parenting
The Pandemic Caused a Baby Boom in Red States and a Bust in Blue States
The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases
High School Students Need More Sleep and Later School Start Times
After reading a Scientific American editorial on sleep and school start times, students and their teacher wrote to the editors about their experiences. Their district listened, and school will start later next year
Anti-Trans Moral Panics Endanger All Young People
Moral panics aimed against trans people are both attacks on that community and part of a broader strategy to control youth across the U.S.
First U.K. Children Are Born Using DNA from Three ‘Parents’
The U.K.’s fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but the procedure’s effectiveness remains to be seen
Fascism’s History Offers Lessons about Today’s Attacks on Education
Moves in Florida to control public education mirror past fascist strategies in ways that are disquieting for American democracy, a historian argues
‘Persuasion Fatigue’ Is a Unique Form of Social Frustration
When people argue, a kind of frustration called persuasion fatigue can cloud their judgment and harm relationships
In Schools, Honest Talk about Racism Can Reduce Discrimination
New laws make it harder for teachers to discuss racism and inequality, but psychological evidence shows these conversations dispel causes of bias and distress
Abortion Restrictions Could Cause an Ob-Gyn Brain Drain
With Roe v. Wade overturned, banning abortion in many states could lead to a large number of ob-gyns avoiding practicing there or failing to receive crucial medical training
New Abortion Laws Could Make Prenatal Genetic Screening Harder to Do
States that outlaw abortions after a certain number of weeks could make it difficult or impossible to terminate a pregnancy because of a serious genetic disorder
Science Shows How to Protect Kids’ Mental Health, but It’s Being Ignored
Yes, the COVID pandemic has made the youth mental health crisis worse. But our teens were in trouble long before that
Your Kid Is Probably Not an ‘Orchid’ or a ‘Dandelion’—But Could Be Both
Most children have a unique profile of both sensitivity and resilience to outside pressures, responding with different degrees of vulnerability to difficult or beneficial circumstances