So, I'm really liking Double X. I do agree with Ann Friedman that these articles shouldn't be in the girl ghetto; they should be on the front page.
I enjoyed Ann Hulbert's review of Bad Mother
and Dooce's new book
I also loved Emily Bazelon's article about a new study that examined the variables that predict reading ability in young children. Bazelon explores the surprising findings.
Surprisingly, the amount of shared parent-child reading time did not
matter, on average, for the reading skills of either group of kids.
What mattered instead, for the kids of average-reader mothers, was [not] how
often a child amuses herself with books. What mattered for the kids of
the high-reading moms was how orderly the family's home was."
matter, on average, for the reading skills of either group of kids.
What mattered instead, for the kids of average-reader mothers, was [not] how
often a child amuses herself with books. What mattered for the kids of
the high-reading moms was how orderly the family's home was."
Bad news for my kids, I suppose.
Apt. 11d 