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Modern parents are told to TALK with an agitated kid to improve their mood. But in many cultures, mom and dad opt for a soothing caress to induce tranquility. Neurologists explain why it works.
Modern parents are told to TALK with an agitated kid to improve their mood. But in many cultures, mom and dad opt for a soothing caress to induce tranquility. Neurologists explain why it works.
Two UAE-based mental health experts explain effects of overpraising, yelling at children
NPR Science reporter Michaeleen Doucleff knew there had to be a better way of parenting her toddler; she just didn't expect to find it while reporting a story in a Mayan village. Doucleff soon learned that traditional cultures around the world, from Tanzania to Nunavut, have a lot to teach us about raising children — and there's much we in the West should forget. She joins Common to share insights from her new book, 'Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans'.
HUNT, GATHER, PARENT By Michaeleen Doucleff âHunt, Gather, Parentâ â a book about what harried Western mothers can learn from their supposedly serene Indigenous counterparts â opens in the style of an addiction memoir. Michaeleen Doucleff, an NPR science reporter living in San Francisco with her husband and fiery 3-year-old, Rosy, has just âhit rock bottom as a mom.â Rosy, though âwhip smartâ and âwildly courageous,â has frequent tantrums in which she slaps, bites, overturns furniture or wonât put on shoes. Doucleff yearns for the holy gr...