by William Ihlenfeld A new school year is underway for children in West Virginia, many of whom have their own smartphone. By age 11, about half of […]
Tag: parents
As we send our babies to college, do we do enough to celebrate the village that raised them?
by Heidi Stevens I’m sending my baby to college in a few minutes. Fine, a few months. It feels like minutes. It has all felt like minutes. […]
No, having kids right now doesn’t make you a ‘moron’
by Mark Gongloff In the fictional world of the P.D. James novel “Children of Men” and its movie adaptation, humanity has lost the ability to reproduce and […]
Dear Caitlin Clark …
by Asitha Jayawardena Dear Caitlin Clark, Recently, I was lucky enough to see you play in person. I brought my 5-year-old daughter to Williams Arena in Minneapolis, […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 5
Good: SB 159 — “prohibiting smoking in vehicle when minor 16 or under is present.” This bill passed the Senate and was sent to House Finance. It […]
I got a flip phone and tried to get by without my smartphone
by Seth Lavin About three months ago, I bought a flip phone and turned off my smartphone for good. I am part of a trend — interest […]
You whining about Taylor Swift at football games won’t break your kid. But it is a wasted opportunity
by Heidi Stevens Barring a cataclysmic event, like the flight from her Tokyo tour getting delayed, Taylor Swift is very likely to be at the Super Bowl […]
About Hunter Biden
by Susan Estrich EDITOR’S NOTE: Froma Harrop is on vacation this week. This column by Susan Estrich was provided as a substitution. Her next column will appear […]
WVU Parents Club
The Mountaineer Parents Club hosted an “I Survived Move-In” event for parents and other family members who helped their students get moved to Morgantown on a rainy […]
Becoming a father changes the brain. In a good way
by Jeffery M. Leving For better and for worse, the link between biological parents and their children is well known, from a child inheriting a mother’s wit […]
