{"id":16,"date":"2015-10-23T15:54:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-03-20T00:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:22:50","slug":"other-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/other-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"My Writing on Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align=\"center\">Here is a selection of my published work on issues<br \/>\naffecting children, teens and young adults:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Responding Thoughtfully to Children&#8217;s Fears, Child Care <em>Exchange,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ccie-catalog.s3.amazonaws.com\/library\/5025614.pdf\">November 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">School Wasn&#8217;t So Great Before COVID, Either,\u00a0<em>The Atlantic,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2020\/12\/school-wasnt-so-great-before-covid-either\/616923\/\">November 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For Schools, the List of Challenges Grows and Grows, <em>The Atlantic,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/05\/reopening-schools-easy-part\/612046\/\">May 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Closing Schools Is Not the Only Option\u00a0<em>The Atlantic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-closing-schools-not-only-option\/608056\/\">March 2020<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Should We Worry That Children Are Becoming Less Creative? <em>Washington Post<\/em> guest blog, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2019\/12\/09\/should-we-worry-that-american-children-are-becoming-less-creative\">December 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Why is it so hard to give children the space and time to play? <em>Defending the Early Years (DEY)<\/em> guest blog, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dey.org\/why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-give-young-children-the-space-and-time-to-play\/\">September 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What&#8217;s Lost When We Rush Through Childhood? <em>Edutopia interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/whats-lost-when-we-rush-kids-through-childhood\">August 2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Real Cause of the College Admissions Scam? Snowplow Parenting. <em>Fatherly.com<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatherly.com\/love-money\/what-caused-the-college-admissions-scam-snowplow-parenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Active-Shooter Drills Are Tragically Misguided, <em>Atlantic<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2019\/03\/active-shooter-drills-erika-christakis\/580426\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Dangers of Distracted Parenting,\u00a0<em>Atlantic,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2018\/07\/the-dangers-of-distracted-parenting\/561752\/\">July, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The War on Public Schools,\u00a0<em>Atlantic,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2017\/10\/the-war-on-public-schools\/537903\/\">October 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Why It&#8217;s Better to Be a Parent Than &#8220;To Parent&#8221;, (Book review of Alison Gopnik&#8217;s <em>The Gardener and the Carpenter<\/em>)\u00a0<em>The Washington Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/why-its-better-to-be-a-parent-than-to-parent-yes-theres-a-difference\/2016\/08\/19\/4fac903a-5984-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html?utm_term=.b8b5268537ab\">August 19, 2016<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beyond the Summer Book List: How To cultivate a Childhood Reading Habit, <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/books\/beyond-the-summer-book-list-how-to-cultivate-a-childhood-reading-habitat\/2016\/06\/08\/39fef580-241d-11e6-9e7f-57890b612299_story.html\">June 9, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Amazing Things 4-year-olds Say When Given the Chance to Speak Freely,\u00a0<em>Salon,\u00a0<\/em>March 19, 2016<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For Children, Play is Learning,\u00a0<em>The New York Daily News,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/erika-christakis-children-playing-learning-article-1.2553345\">March 6, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">How the Reversal of Adult and Child Roles is Hurting Kids, <em>The Atlantic, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/education\/archive\/2016\/03\/how-the-reversal-of-adult-and-child-roles-is-hurting-kids\/473076\/\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids, <em>The Atlantic,<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2016\/01\/the-new-preschool-is-crushing-kids\/419139\/\">Jan\/Feb 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We Need To Learn More About Young Men Like the Boston Bomber, Not Less, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/07\/18\/viewpoint-we-need-to-learn-more-about-young-men-like-the-boston-bomber-not-less\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Boy Scouts Have A Lot To Learn From the Girl Scouts, TIME.com,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/05\/23\/the-girl-scouts-are-better-than-the-boy-scouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 23, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Want To Reduce Sports Violence? Make Teens Referee Their Own Games, TIME.com, <a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/05\/08\/viewpoint-make-kids-referee-their-own-sports-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Yes, Suzy Lee Weiss, The College Admissions Game Is Rigged, WBUR\u2019s\u00a0<em>Cognoscenti<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cognoscenti.wbur.org\/2013\/04\/03\/the-great-college-admissions-experiment-erika-christakis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What\u2019s Really Scandalous About the School Testing Scandal, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/04\/02\/whats-really-scandalous-about-the-school-testing-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Want To Prevent Teen Pregnancy? Pay Teens Not To Get Pregnant, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/03\/12\/want-to-prevent-teen-pregnancy-pay-teens-not-to-get-pregnant\/#ixzz2NKkWpTQe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Paradox of Preschool, <em>Cognoscenti, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/cognoscenti.wbur.org\/2013\/03\/04\/pre-k-obama-erika-christakis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 4, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Catch-22 of Obama\u2019s Preschool Plan, TIME.com <a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/02\/19\/the-catch-22-of-obamas-pre-school-plan\/?iid=op-main-lead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 19, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do Teachers Really Discriminate Against Boys? TIME.com <a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/02\/06\/do-teachers-really-discriminate-against-boys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 6, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What the Pygmies Can Teach Us About Childrearing, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/01\/30\/what-the-pygmies-can-teach-us-about-childrearing\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 30, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Flu Prevention: Why Are Adults Still Sneezing Into Their Hands? TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/01\/15\/flu-prevention-why-are-adults-still-sneezing-into-their-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 15, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Whither Goes Free Speech at Harvard? TIME.com <a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/12\/04\/wither-goes-free-speech-at-harvard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 4, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adults Read Too Much Into \u201cSesame Street,\u201d TIME.com <a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/11\/27\/viewpoint-adults-read-too-much-into-sesame-street\/#ixzz2DQjvwZrM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 27, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Grownups in Costumes: Have Adults Ruined Halloween? TIME.com <a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/10\/23\/have-adults-ruined-halloween\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Argument You\u00a0<em>Don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0Hear About Birth Control in Schools, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/09\/26\/the-argument-you-dont-hear-about-birth-control-in-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 26, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Harvard Cheating Scandal: Is Academic Dishonesty on the Rise? TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/09\/04\/harvard-cheating-scandal-is-academic-dishonesty-on-the-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 4, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Why Children Need Play, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/2015\/11\/25\/why-children-need-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 1, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Why Birth Control Matters For the American Dream, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/07\/17\/why-birth-control-matters-for-the-american-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Summer Camp: Can It Make Kids More Responsible? TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/07\/10\/aummer-camp-can-it-make-kids-more-responsible\/?iid=op-main-lede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 10, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Child\u2019s Play: A Manifesto, <a href=\"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/2015\/11\/25\/childs-play-a-manifesto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Modern Parenting: Do We Really Need to Re-invent the Wheel? TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/07\/10\/aummer-camp-can-it-make-kids-more-responsible\/?iid=op-main-lede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The School Bus Bullies: Are Adults To Blame Too? TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/06\/26\/the-school-bus-bullies-are-adults-to-blame-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Should We Stop Telling Kids That They\u2019re Special? TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/06\/12\/should-we-stop-telling-our-kids-that-theyre-special\/?iid=op-main-lede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 12, 2012\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">College Drinking: Maybe Not a Disorder But Still a Big Problem, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/05\/22\/college-drinking-maybe-not-a-disorder-but-still-a-big-problem\/?iid=op-main-lede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 22, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Hypocrisy of Breast Feeding Shamers, Huffington Post, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/erika-christakis\/the-hypocrisy-of-breastfe_b_1510265.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 14, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Good News In Teen Births Isn\u2019t Good Enough, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/05\/08\/why-the-good-news-in-teen-births-isnt-good-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Too Busy for A Summer Job? Why America\u2019s Youth Lacks Basic Work Skills, TIME.com, <a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/05\/01\/too-busy-for-a-summer-job-why-americas-youth-lacks-basic-worth-skills\/\">May 1, 2012<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/05\/01\/too-busy-for-a-summer-job-why-americas-youth-lacks-basic-worth-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did Etan Patz Mark the End of Carefree Parenting? TIME.com<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/04\/24\/was-etan-patzs-kidnapping-the-end-of-carefree-parenting-parenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4\/24, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Lessons of the \u2018Jesus Is Not a Homophobe\u2019 T-shirt, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/04\/09\/the-lesson-of-the-jesus-is-not-a-homophobe-t-shirt\/?iid=op-main-lede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4\/9\/12<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Ohio School Shooting: Are Parents To Blame When Kids Take Guns To class? TIME.com\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/02\/28\/ohio-school-shooting-why-parents-are-to-blame\/?iid=op-main-lede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2\/28\/12<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What Got Lost in the Debate About Birth Control, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/02\/20\/what-got-lost-in-the-debate-about-birth-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2\/20\/12\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our Concern Over \u2018Indecency\u2019 Is Misguided, TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/01\/13\/tvs-real-indecency-our-concern-over-nudity-and-swearing-is-misguided\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1\/13\/12<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Why Are We Depriving Our Teens Of Sleep? TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2011\/11\/18\/why-are-we-depriving-our-teens-of-sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11\/18\/11<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Has Empathy Become The New Scapegoat?\u00a0TIME.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2011\/10\/12\/has-empathy-become-the-new-scapegoat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10\/12\/11<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Call of the Dolphin Mother, CNN. com, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/OPINION\/01\/15\/christakis.dolphin.mom\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 15, 2011<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Want To Get Your Kids Into College? Let Them Play, CNN.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/OPINION\/12\/29\/christakis.play.children.learning\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 29, 2010<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a selection of my published work on issues affecting children, teens and young adults: Responding Thoughtfully to Children&#8217;s Fears, Child Care Exchange,\u00a0November 2020 School Wasn&#8217;t So Great Before COVID, Either,\u00a0The Atlantic,\u00a0November 2020 For Schools, the List of Challenges Grows and Grows, The Atlantic,\u00a0May 2020 Closing Schools Is Not the Only Option\u00a0The Atlantic, March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":437,"href":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}