The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we be surprised that they learned to leverage technology to build community, tweeting and texting and friending while their elders were still dialing long-distance? Nancy Gibbs afraidanxiousbuild share on social
Members of royal families are born into a world of indulgence and entitlement, and the princelings who grow up that way may never have to develop any discipline. Nancy Gibbs beardevelopdiscipline Change image and share on social
Most professional women I know - myself included - long since gave up looking for a rulebook or a roadmap; we make it up as we go along. Every day presents a new choice, a new challenge, which makes long-term career planning seem like an especially abstract exercise. Nancy Gibbs abstractcareerchallenge share on social
Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room. For most, meals were informal, a kind of rolling refueling; often only the men sat down. Nancy Gibbs backceremonialday share on social
Barack Obama wants teacher service scholarships. Nancy Gibbs barackobamascholarship Change image and share on social
It's hard to think of any tool, any instrument, any object in history with which so many developed so close a relationship so quickly as we have with our phones. Nancy Gibbs closedevelophard Change image and share on social
Some people are born strong or stretchy, or with a tungsten will. Nancy Gibbs bearpeoplestretchy Change image and share on social
Family dinner in the Norman Rockwell mode had taken hold by the 1950s: Mom cooked, Dad carved, son cleared, daughter did the dishes. Nancy Gibbs 1950scarveclear Change image and share on social
A good president needs a big comfort zone. He should be able to treat enemies as opportunities, appear authentic in joy and grief, stay cool under the hot lights. Nancy Gibbs authenticbigcomfort Change image and share on social
The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5. Nancy Gibbs americanaveragebirth Change image and share on social
