Joanne JacobsApr 153 minEvidence is 'shaky' for 'gender affirming care,' says UK reportThere's no reliable evidence that puberty blockers, hormones and surgery are the best treatment for children with "gender-related...
Joanne JacobsApr 132 minThe 12-hour school (and child care) day A New York City charter school is boosting enrollment by offering a 12-hour day, including breakfast and dinner, at no extra cost to...
Joanne JacobsMar 312 minMamma mia! Is raising kids too hard?I was born at the peak of the baby boom, the second of four children. (Today is my birthday.) Most of us weren't planned, but we were...
Joanne JacobsMar 243 minChildhood's endPhone-centered childhood is a disaster, writes Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic. In the early 2010s, "adolescents in rich countries traded...