/tags/parenting parenting en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:22:43 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-06-06/mothers-struggling-with-addiction-find-an-oasis-in-southern-oregon The opioid epidemic, boosted by the arrival of the drug fentanyl, has torn through communities in Southern Oregon. It’s also having a devastating impact on mothers struggling with addiction. An innovative facility in the Rogue Valley is helping those parents and their children. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:22:43 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-06-06/mothers-struggling-with-addiction-find-an-oasis-in-southern-oregon Justin Higginbottom /education/2023-08-29/as-culture-wars-escalate-california-officials-push-back-on-school-board-policies Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts. state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:58:50 GMT /education/2023-08-29/as-culture-wars-escalate-california-officials-push-back-on-school-board-policies Carolyn Jones, Alexei Koseff /politics-government/2023-08-22/california-parental-rights-battle-gets-louder It was a tale of two opposing events on parents’ role in California schools — though one was postponed because of Tropical Storm Hilary. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:45:22 GMT /politics-government/2023-08-22/california-parental-rights-battle-gets-louder Lynn La /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-17/the-people-who-supervise-parental-visits Parents love their children, but sometimes they no longer love each other. Separation and divorce can get heated, and the tension creates problems in… Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:48:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-17/the-people-who-supervise-parental-visits The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-10/settling-down-and-not-raising-a-family The news of a couple of weeks ago only confirmed the continuation of a trend: fewer American women are having babies. In fact, the most recent figures… Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:11:48 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-10/settling-down-and-not-raising-a-family The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-04-27/exchange-exemplar-parenting-as-all-joy-and-no-fun Blood, sweat, and tears are often present at the birth of any child. It takes a lot of work to give birth. And then things get harder. The basic arc of… Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:42:35 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-04-27/exchange-exemplar-parenting-as-all-joy-and-no-fun Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-04-07/why-the-dutch-have-such-happy-kids Parenting is always a tricky business, even in the best of circumstances. Parents frequently second-guess themselves about when to intervene and when to… Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:44:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-04-07/why-the-dutch-have-such-happy-kids Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-08-05/writing-a-book-with-dad-after-his-funeral It's not every day we read a co-memoir. Especially when such a book is published after the death of one of the co-authors. But Ashland resident Josh Gross… Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:34:18 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-08-05/writing-a-book-with-dad-after-his-funeral Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-04/women-kids-career-success It's frequently true that women who return to work after having children feel some concerns about the effect on the kids. Pamela Lenehan's book My Mother,… Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:31:40 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-04/women-kids-career-success Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-01-19/the-trouble-with-helicopter-parents Maybe the parents of the baby boomers were a little on the lax side, often telling their kids just to be home in time for dinner. The parenting pendulum… Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:10:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-01-19/the-trouble-with-helicopter-parents Geoffrey Riley