* Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive (24)

Raising children is one of the most rewarding and important, yet challenging, endeavors a person can undertake. To lament that babies are born without instruction manuals is a cliché, but it’s a sentiment rooted in the uncertainty many parents feel as they make day-to-day decisions they hope will help their children blossom into healthy, well-adjusted, intelligent adults.

Peter M. Vishton
The College of William & Mary - Ph.D., Cornell University