It seems that there’s a new horror story about autism coming out every day. Autistic kids are more likely to be bullied, 1 in about 88 kids are diagnosed with autism, and on and on. So the results of a just-released study that appeared in the journal Pediatrics are likely to raise some hopes. Although…
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Houdini Part IV – A Fathers’ Love
In part III I talked about my Uncle. Let’s step back a bit and talk about some friends. Growing up, I had a myriad group of friends. Some that let me practically live with them. I ate meals with them, went on fishing trips with them. Called their parents mom and dad. Why? Because in…
For the skeptics: The research on dads’ influence on girls’ puberty
Several people took issue (some in an unfortunately hostile way) with my post that mentioned research showing that girls with involved biological fathers start puberty later than those with a non-biological father or no father at all. So to satisfy the critics, here are several citations that should satisfy your inner (and not-so-inner) skeptic. Fathers…