Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph. D. After other communication and correction have been unconvincing, parents may sometimes choose to use an object lesson to teach what repeated words have failed to convey ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Everyone knows what bread is, and everyone knows what toast is. And ...

One of my favorite books of all time is “Oranges” by John McPhee. When I tell people this, they ask me what it’s about. “Oranges,” I say. “No, seriously; what’s it about?” “Oranges.” This is when they ...

About 8 in 10 (83%) teens did not receive sex education before they first had sex, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier sex education could ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. As a kid, I remember reading an issue of MAD magazine with a feature on ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph. D. After other communication and correction have been unconvincing, parents may sometimes choose to use an object lesson to teach what repeated words have failed to convey ...