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Joshua A. Krisch
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Do Fathers Prefer Sons or Daughters?
If you survey Americans and ask whether they want sons or daughters, they'll say sons. Data suggests this isn't true.
Health & Science
When Can I Let My Kids Skip Church?
Is it ever okay to force religion upon your children? When can you let your kids skip church, or gloss over a Zuhr prayer, or duck out of Hebrew School?
Health & Science
Is Soda Actually Killing My Kids?
Yes, sugary drinks are bad for you. No, they’re not as bad as everyone says.
Health & Science
The Dangers of E-Cigarettes for Kids
Experts agree that e-cigarettes are unsafe—especially for children and teenagers. Here's what the data says about adolescents who vape.
Father Figures
The Open-and-Shut Case Against Suspensions
A common disciplinary tool used by educators across the country is both demonstrably racist and demonstrably ineffective. So, why are we still do this?
Health & Science
Divorce and the Psychological Damage Done to Fathers
Divorced men drink and smoke more often; they engage in riskier sex, and are more likely to avoid doctor visits and die of preventable diseases.
Health & Science
FDA Approves First New Depression Drug In Three Decades
We haven’t seen a truly new depression drug since Prozac, which came out in 1988, and Prozac doesn’t work for an estimated 1 in 4 patients. The new drug Esketamine might help.
Health & Science
Hand Sanitizer is (Mostly) Useless
Hand sanitizer isn’t all that good at sanitizing hands. Washing with soap and water, however, is the single most effective way to prevent disease.
Health & Science
Kevin Gruenberg is Bringing Mental Health Services to New Dads Who Need it Most
When mothers suffer from postpartum depression, there are numerous public and private services to help them cope. Men often suffer in silence. Kevin Gruenberg hopes to change that.
Health & Science
Car Seat Safety is a Numbers Game
Half a million children ride in cars without infant car seats, booster seats, or even seat belts. It's incredibly dangerous. Kids are dying.
Father Figures
The Science of Dad and the ‘Father Effect’
If the scientific study of dads has taught us one thing, it’s that there are data-driven reasons why kids do better with father figures in their lives.
Health & Science
An End To Random Newborn Spinal Taps?
Infants with fevers can end up in the ER with spinal taps. But new research suggests that physicians often overreact, and that there's a better way.
Health & Science
Don't Raise a Doormat
When I teach my daughter not to interrupt a conversation, I wonder how she’ll know to break that rule when she needs to shut down an obnoxious mansplainer.
Love & Money
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