| My son starting pitching when he was 8 years old. I throw like a girl, and my husband never played baseball, but there was our son, standing out there in front of God and everyone, throwing strikes. Lots of them. For a pitcher's mom, the strike-three call is like some sonic candygram delivered straight to the womb, and baseball -- suddenly -- the greatest game ever invented.
BLOG POSTS  | Rick Newman: Bully My Child, Please
Kids need to suffer. At least a little. That's how innocent and vulnerable children evolve into durable, resilient adults. |  | Allena Tapia: Multiracial Children: Teaching My Kids To Check The Latino Box On Applications
Am I saying that because I'm white, my children are somehow "smarter than" or more academically gifted than their fully Latino peers? Nope. Instead, what I am doing here is admitting to the cultural capital I have, as a white person who is navigating a system (college entry, or etc.) made by other white people for other white people. |  | Darell Hammond: Can a Neighborhood Make Kids Fat?
We have long understood that a child's zip code has a huge impact on their educational and employment opportunities, but can it play a role in determining their health? |  | Lisa K. Friedman: Words With Friends
We used to be a game-playing family. We played cards: pitch, poker, gin-rummy and bridge. We battled over Pictionary or Trivial Pursuit. Now, the house is silent except for the incessant clicking of keys. Instead of living, they are playing Words With Friends. All of them, all the time. |  | Susan Smartt: Less Lip, More Action: Time to Connect Kids With Nature
The needs are clear -- environmentally literate youth who are prepared for the future. The solution is simple -- connect children to nature via informal science education. It's not a new concept. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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