Getting a baby to fall asleep can be exhausting. Marcos Mesa Sam Wordley/Shutterstock.com Ryan Anderson, University of Pittsburgh and Hannah Ford, University of Pittsburgh For thousands of years, mothers have…
Fathers play an important role in helping children understand emotions. Derek Thomson/Unsplash, CC BY Audrey-Ann Deneault, University of Ottawa Father’s Day is a time when people think about the influence…
Fathers want to be more involved but often feel sidelined, studies suggest. George Rudy/Shutterstock.com Joyce Y. Lee, University of Michigan and Shawna J. Lee, University of Michigan Fathers have a…
Fathers often place more emphasis on their role as head of household than their health. Marmion/Shutterstock.com Derek M. Griffith, Vanderbilt University and Elizabeth C. Stewart, Vanderbilt University If you had…
Heather L. Hanna, Mississippi State University The first three years of a child’s life are the most crucial for brain development. In fact, children raised in poverty have less brain…
Margaret Kristin Merga, Murdoch University and Saiyidi Mat Roni, Edith Cowan University There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jelena Kecmanovic, Georgetown University (THE CONVERSATION) More than one-third of American adults view social…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Tera R. Jordan, Iowa State University Fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced, with…
NEW YORK (AP) — Meloney Perry once worked at a traditional big law firm with a formal, corporate atmosphere, and knew she wanted a different culture at her own firm.…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bradley Onishi, Skidmore College (THE CONVERSATION) The United States appears to be in a…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexis Elder, University of Minnesota Duluth (THE CONVERSATION) Good friendships seem worth celebrating. But…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Trevor Foulk, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) We experience rudeness and incivility all the…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer Wegmann, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) For the nearly…
Victoria Knight (Kaiser Health News) In 10 years, more than half of middle-income Americans age 75 or older will not be able to afford to pay for yearly assisted living…
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Workplace wellness programs have become an $8 billion industry in the U.S. But a study published Tuesday in JAMA found they don’t cut costs for…
VOLVO CARS USA- When many drivers get in the car, the first thing they do is tuck their smartphones into the center console, ensuring they have easy access to them…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lara Schwartz, American University School of Public Affairs and Andrea Brenner (THE CONVERSATION) As…
By S. Shyam Sundar , Pennsylvania State University Here we go again: another Facebook controversy, yet again violating our sense of privacy by letting others harvest our personal information. This…
