Since the beginning of the twentieth century, millions of anxious parents have turned to child-rearing manuals for reassurance. Instead, however, they have ofte

Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the fo

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How American childhood and parenting have changed from the nation's founding to the present The End of American Childhood takes a sweeping look at the history o

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