The basic idea that incentives can be used to motivate behavior is a powerful one. It works for employees, and it has a clear place in parenting, as anyone who has tried to potty-train a recalcitrant toddler with sticker rewards knows. Emily Oster basicbehaviorclear share on social
I think we've moved to thinking of parenting and pregnancy as something in which you should lose yourself. Emily Oster havelosemove Change image and share on social
Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It's about hanging on during a very bumpy ride. Ron Taffel adolescencebumpyhang Change image and share on social
Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become. Coretta Scott King daddykindking Change image and share on social
I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. Robert Orben backchildfind Change image and share on social
Single parenting is sometimes just a case of sitting around by yourself in mild despair, not knowing what to do. Simon Van Booy casedespairknow Change image and share on social
Relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose. Mayim Bialik choosecomplicatematter Change image and share on social
I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence. Brooke Shields adolescencedaughterlive Change image and share on social
The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter. Meryl Streep cleaninterestkitty Change image and share on social
My childhood should have taught me lessons for my own fatherhood, but it didn't because parenting can only be learned by people who have no children. Bill Cosby childchildhoodfatherhood Change image and share on social
