Wade C. Mackey (JSU) and Ronald Immerman (Case): Cultural Evolution and the Nuclear Family: Whither Cleavage of the Father? The myth of the tyrannical dad: The cuddly, hands-on, sentimental dads we know today are by no means a modern-day creation. Why do dads lie on surveys about fatherhood? An interview with Kermyt Anderson, co-author of Fatherhood: Evolution and Human Paternal Behavior (and more and more and more). New studies show that fathers now struggle just as much — and sometimes even more — than mothers in trying to balance work and family life. Are fathers necessary? A paternal contribution may not be as essential as we think. Social science may suggest that kids drain their parents' happiness, but there's evidence that good parenting is less work and more fun than people think; the case for having more children. From Bitch, an interview Ada Calhoun, author of Instinctive Parenting: Trusting Ourselves to Raise Good Kids. An interview with Margaret Nelson, author of Parenting Out of Control: Anxious Parents in Uncertain Times (and more). Darren Allen on how to brainwash your children: Persuade the infant that the external world is more alluring than the inner world. Why teenagers can't concentrate: too much grey matter. Get off Facebook and do something: How to motivate an inert child. A review of The Evolution of Childhood by Melvin Konner. Laurence Steinberg’s research is changing the way we think about teenagers. From Evolutionary Psychology, an article on handgrip strength and socially dominant behavior in male adolescents. A review of The Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens by Malina Saval. How to raise men: One father's hilarious test of nine virtues that matter in young men, and which parenting tricks are overrated.
