Middle Schoolers Have the Power to Shift Conservative Parents’ Views on Climate Change
New research finds that, after middle schoolers completed a climate change curriculum, their parents became more concerned about the phenomenon.
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The Trump Administration Wants to Deny SNAP Benefits to Parents Who Don’t Pay Child Support
Experts believe the change would result in more low-income families going without food assistance.
What Is the Future of Paid Parental Leave in America?
The U.S. has a rough track record with how it treats new parents, but there are reasons to believe that this could soon be a thing of the past.
The Counterintuitive School Choice Fight Behind Arizona’s Proposition 305
Voters in Arizona will decide whether to move forward with a program that would allow all students to receive public money for private school.
A Bipartisan Approach to Paid Family Leave
A report authored by researchers from the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute reviews the options for a national family leave program.
PS Picks: Documenting the Artifice of North Korea in ‘Under the Sun’
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Parents Need to Let Their Emotions Out
Holding back tears and pretending to be overjoyed is bad for parents' well-being, according to new research.
People Mostly Inherit What They Think Are Their Parents’ Politics
The key word is "think"—people tend to identify with the same political parties they believe their parents do, even if that belief is wrong.
With Nicotine Addiction, It’s Like Mother, Like Daughter
A new analysis shows parents have a powerful influence on their children's smoking habits, and nicotine-addicted mothers have a particularly strong effect on their daughters.
Blame Your Parents for Your Crappy Math Skills
New research finds that when parents with math anxieties try to help their kids, their efforts could backfire.