Psychology suggests letting children play on their own may be one of the best parenting decisions; here’s why |

There was no expensive toy, no carefully planned activity and no adults telling them what to do. Just two six-year-olds, a pile of wooden boards, and a vivid imagination. The children had transformed the boards into a bridge over an imaginary river filled with crocodiles. They invented rules, negotiated turns, argued, laughed and solved problems…

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The Joy of Shopping in Los Angeles

Over dinner in Los Angeles last week, an acquaintance offered that the city’s shopping landscape was a disappointment for women but a mecca for men. I’m not ready to go there on the first point (I’ve not spent nearly enough time in L.A. to be declarative), but after passing a few days in the city,…

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