Tag: parenting
2 posts tagged "parenting".
The work of raising children, and the surprisingly fraught question of how much it actually shapes who they become. Research on twins and adoptees suggests that, within a normal range, parenting styles matter far less to long-run outcomes than parents assume, with personality driven heavily by genes and peers. That puts parenting in tension with the optionality ethos: kids are among the largest, least reversible commitments a person can make, narrowing freedom even as they add meaning. It also intersects with debates over gender roles and the real cost of living a family imposes.
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Why I'm Raising my Daughter in a Language I Hardly Know How to Speak
If you think you're a decent speaker of a second language, try spending a full hour narrating a simple suburban environment to a small child.
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Things that Surprised Me About the First Year of Parenthood
One year ago my daughter was born. This is the single most monumental thing to ever happen to me.
