Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
By Katie Culver
Yes, “Tiger Mom” has us roaring about the ruthless strategies she utilized to seek “success” for her daughters at endeavors she herself was pushing. So success, but at what expense?
And yet, many critiquing Amy Chua's approach have themselves forgotten a key element of childhood: Play. It’s not just ...
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Thursday, January 13th, 2011
By Katie Culver
You may have such a haul of new toys in your home right now that you have vowed not to purchase another (ever!). But chances are, you will.
Like it or not, playthings can create and maintain gender stereotypes. Yet as a parent you want to create a balanced ...
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Friday, October 8th, 2010
By Katie Culver
We parents are obsessed with starting children in competitive sports as early as possible. How else to get them to the World Cup, Wimbledon, the Olympics or the NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL?
If our son is going pro in soccer, my husband and I joke, we need him on ...
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
By Katie Culver
We have made loads of progress since the 1950’s, but gender inequities persist — first and foremost in the language we use and stereotypes we parents (even Moms!) often unconsciously perpetuate. In celebration of Mother's Day, here are simple things we can do to raise our children to ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Money, Power & Politics | 4 Comments »
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Team USA faces off this afternoon against Finland in the final day of preliminary round play. Medals rounds ahead!
By Emilie Liebhoff
I recently took my three-year-old daughter ice-skating for the first time. I skated a few laps, did some quick crossovers, and pivoted back and forth. She was amazed. (I'm sure ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls | 7 Comments »
Monday, May 4th, 2009
By Sarah Odell
[caption id="attachment_66" align="aligncenter" width="407" caption="US Squash board chair Jeanne Blasberg"][/caption]
Jeanne Blasberg is Board Chair, of U.S. Squash and plays at state and national levels. Recently, she has been kind enough to teach my friend Ashley and I the game of doubles squash, which is all together different from ...
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