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MADSEN: Understanding gendered communication: What science reveals

This article is the fifth in a series designed to help parents, family members, educators, and community members better understand gender differences so we can more effectively support the children, youth, and families in our lives. The first editorial examined how boys and girls see the world, ...

The Homefront: Celebrating motherhood’s generational connection

Celebrating mothers just one day each year seems sparse. But we’ll take that day because we’re that needy. My daughter shows up at my office door. “I’m hiding from my kids,” she tells me. Wordlessly I motion her in. This is not the first time. We both know the drill. She stays ...

Guest opinion: Passing it on

It’s amazing (and terrifying) what we pass on to our children. We only have one child. I’m proud and irritated to say that she has taken everything I may be marginally good at and surpassed me. This is great when it comes to cooking which I get to eat, irritating when she displays talents ...

WSU guest opinion: Enjoying spring while preparing for winter

Spring is usually a tug-of-war between winter and summer. This year, summer effortlessly dragged Old Man Winter over the line. The hum of bees amidst fragrant flowering trees is magic to the senses. Birds sing for mates. Days lengthen and temperatures are perfect. There’s almost too much ...