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I'd like to put a link to Parenting Science on my blog. Do you have a special button I can use?I have something even better: A widget that links to Parenting Science and displays the latest Parenting Science headlines.What does it look like? It's the green box to the right. To get your own, simply click on the "get widget" button a the bottom of the widget. I have a website / product / service I want to promote. Could you please tell your readers about it?I get lots of requests for free links and advertising, and I don’t have time to answer them all. So please note my policy:1. I don’t offer free links or advertising. 2. I don't sell text links. If you have a website or product that you would like to advertise on ParentingScience.com, you can contact me. What about a link exchange?I am open to link exchanges. But before you write to propose one, please keep I mind these guidelines.Links I won’t make 1. I don’t offer free advertising for websites that promote goods or services. If you have a promotional website, and you want my readers to know about it, you can contact me about placing an ad. 2. I don’t do link exchanges with websites that promote medical or therapeutic services (e.g., a website for a therapist who offers counseling sessions). That’s not intended as a slight to your expertise. It’s because I can’t recommend a service provider to others if I don’t know him or her personally. 3. I don’t promote parenting resources that offer advice I regard as unscientific or that fail to meet high standards of academic rigor. For example, most glossy, commercial parenting magazines do not meet these standards. 4. I need links to be relevant to my content. You might have a great site, but if it doesn’t “fit” anywhere on my site, I can’t use it. Links I have made In general, the links that I list on my website fall into one of these categories: • Academic, research-based information sites (i.e., the websites of university researchers) • Government websites that describe health or safety policies • Websites associated with major professional medical organizations (e.g., the AAPA) or credentialed medical professionals who offer advice strictly related to those credentials (e.g., Dr. William Sears) • Websites that offer unique, free, high-quality, non-medical services relevant to one of my articles (e.g., free, legal music downloads) • Support groups for specific issues relevant to one of my pages (e.g., attachment parenting; childbirth trauma) Can I reprint one of your articles on my blog or website?No. My articles are already available online here. If you think your readers would be interested, please feel free to publish a link to any of my articles. That’s what I do when I find an off-site article of great interest to my audience.Can I reprint one of your articles in my (offline) newsletter, magazine, or book?If you are interested in buying the rights for a one-time reprint, you can contact me with the details and I will consider it. |
Praise for Parenting Science
"[A] welcome antidote to the opinion dressed up as science that parents are constantly fed. Tear up your parenting books and get yourselves over there..."
- Charles Fernyhough, Ph.D., developmental psychologist and author of A Thousand Days of Wonder: A Scientist's Chronicle of His Daughter's Developing Mind
"...[O]ne of the most awesome websites I’ve seen in a long time…In addition to being helpful to academic parents, I see this site being useful in anthropology courses on human sexuality, life history, parenting, evolutionary medicine, evolutionary psychology, etc. Please check it out!"
- Julienne Rutherford, Ph.D., University of Illinois biological anthropologist and founder of the Biological Anthropology Developing Investigators Troop (BANDIT)
"I came across a great website run by Gwen Dewar, one I wish it had been available to me when my children were young. I hope everyone interested in math and kids will look at In search of the smart preschool board game and other pages on this site."
- Bill Marsh, Ph.D., in mathematics and author of MathInking, a blog about teaching math
"Gwen Dewar, a Ph.D. in biological anthropology, analyzes the latest research about parenting and kids. Check it out. You might even learn something about evolutionary psychology, or brain chemistry, or stereotyping."
- Polly Palumubo, Ph.D., psychologist and author of the blog, Momma Data: Children’s Healthy in the Media