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UPDATED! DATE CHANGED! Prof. Jonathan Haidt on How Overparenting Backfires — And How to Undo the Damage

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NOTE: THE NYC MEETUP DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SUNDAY, DEC. 9 at 2:30! NYU Prof. Jonathan Haidt, a co-founder of Let Grow, is going around the country -- and world -- discussing the book he co-authored with Greg Lukianoff: "The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting up

Mom Makes Daughter, 18, Send Endless Selfies Proving She is Where She Says She Is: Love or Abuse?

An exchange between an 18-year-old and her mom has gone viral, reports the website Shareably: Kaelyn is 18, has graduated high school, and is going to be leaving for college shortly. Before she leaves, she decided to have a movie night with long-time friend Stevie. Kaelyn’s mom is what you might call “protective” and has

Anna Akana’s Edgy Sketch about Mama Bear Overprotectiveness: “You Wouldn’t Understand”

Anna Akana kills it (and others) in this edgy little sketch about the way we sanctify over-protectiveness. Anna, we DO understand! We really do! . . .

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