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I Lost My Son
It wasn't fun.  
Emily Bazelon   Nov 19, 2009   Family  
Sorry, Snuffleupagus
Enough with the plaudits for Sesame Street. The best preschool programming on TV is Nick Jr.'s Yo Gabba Gabba!  
Bret Asbury   Nov 18, 2009   Family  
Like a Rat
Animal research and your child's behavior.  
Alan E. Kazdin and Carlo Rotella   Nov 12, 2009   Family  
I Know How You Did That!
The science behind kids and magic tricks.  
Emily Bazelon   Oct 29, 2009   Family  
Plan B
What to do when all else has failed to change your kid's behavior.  
Alan E. Kazdin and Carlo Rotella   Sep 17, 2009   Family  
"If the Recession Is Over for Some People, I Must Not Know Them"
Readers aren't celebrating with Bernanke.  
Emily Bazelon   Sep 16, 2009   Family  
Class Conflict
Should parents meddle in their kids' classroom assignments?  
Emily Bazelon   Sep 04, 2009   Family  
Take That, Recession
What readers won't give up. No matter what.  
Emily Bazelon   Aug 14, 2009   Family  
Bullies
They can be stopped, but it takes a village.  
Alan E. Kazdin and Carlo Rotella   Aug 11, 2009   Family  
What Ever Happened to the Playpen?
How the kiddie enclosures fell out of favor.  
Tom Vanderbilt   Aug 07, 2009   Family  
In Defense of the Play Date
They don't have to be occasions for mothers to silently judge one another.  
Emily Bazelon   Jul 30, 2009   Family  
Recession Confessions
Coping with the downturn can be as simple as giving up a cologne or as hard as giving up a baby.  
Emily Bazelon   Jul 23, 2009   Family  
Playing Catch-Up
My son is better than me at baseball—the discomfort of parental envy.  
Emily Bazelon   Jul 09, 2009   Family  
Friends Without Money
How the recession is wrecking friendships across the land.  
Emily Bazelon   Jun 11, 2009   Family  
I Think I'm Worried About My Kid
Does my child need professional help?  
Alan E. Kazdin and Carlo Rotella   May 29, 2009   Family  
Moving Truck Courtesy of the Recession
What it's like to relocate because of the downturn.  
Emily Bazelon   May 20, 2009   Family  
The Idle Parent
Drink as much beer as you can and then lie in bed.  
Tom Hodgkinson   Apr 23, 2009   Family  
The Idle Parent
Let animals do your work for you.  
Tom Hodgkinson   Apr 22, 2009   Family  
Recycle or Die
Kids who hate Earth Day dogma.  
Emily Bazelon   Apr 21, 2009   Family  
The Idle Parent
Don't take your kids to amusement parks or museums.  
Tom Hodgkinson   Apr 21, 2009   Family  
The Idle Parent
We had children, and then we complained.  
Tom Hodgkinson   Apr 20, 2009   Family  
Child's Pose
How my kids found peace and tranquillity at the White House Easter Egg Roll.  
John Dickerson   Apr 13, 2009   Family  
For God's Sake
Why it's worth bringing your kid along to pray.  
Mark Oppenheimer   Apr 10, 2009   Family  
Help, My Degree Is Underwater
In the recession, does advanced education really pay off?  
Emily Bazelon   Apr 10, 2009   Family  
May the Force Be With Them
Why does Star Wars still take over the minds of small boys?  
Emily Bazelon   Apr 02, 2009   Family  
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