One of the delicate paradoxes of parenthood is that it is a parent's job to meet their child's needs while at the same time ensuring their child needs them less over time. As intensive parenting rises ...

Near North Montessori offers hands-on, inclusive education in Chicago from age 2-grade 8, blending Montessori learning and ...

The author (not pictured) is a mom of four kids and owns a Montessori school in Brooklyn.lithiumcloud/Getty Images Intensive parenting has parents over-extending themselves and children ...