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A child bent over a workbook, writing intently at a table, with a stack of textbooks in the foreground

parentingJun 28, 20266 min read

Asian Parents Do Everything American Experts Warn Against, and It Works

The research is settled, and it is awkward. Asian-American kids win on effort, not IQ, because their immigrant parents do the opposite of what American experts advise: high expectations, ability treated as built rather than born, and a second classroom at home.

By Dyson Wu

A mother seen from behind holds a crying toddler on her shoulder while a second young child plays with a toy nearby

parental rightsJun 25, 20266 min read

Gentle Parenting Is Wearing Moms Out

The method literally called "gentle" is burning out the moms doing it, and even Dr. Becky is backing away. Here is why warmth was never the problem, why it is the same no-consequences idea you fight at the school board, and the warm-but-firm fix the research has favored for fifty years.

By Bridget Hill