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Family
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The Real Reason Your Kid Wets the Bed
The simple cause your doctor probably missed.
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I Want To Be My Kid’s Only Parent
I crave the closeness of single motherhood—without the complications a husband can bring.
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All Aboard (Not)
Why has Amtrak stopped letting children take the train on their own?
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The French Government Wants To Tone My Vagina
Inside my amazing and embarrassing postnatal “perineal re-education” class, paid for by la France.
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The Ties That Blind
It’s tough enough making decisions about elderly parents. What if you don’t like the siblings you have to agree with?
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My Mom Joined Twitter and It Brought Us Closer
The way she presented herself to the world allowed me to know her better as an adult.
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Use the Force, Daddy!
A guide to the Clone Wars for parents of inquisitive children.
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A Predator Priest
Thirty years earlier, this Father molested their brother. They want justice.
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Google Kids: The Sequel
The challenges of designing a search engine for children.
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Nervous Nellies
Girls don't start out more anxious than boys, but they usually end up that way.
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Children and Stress
The new science on chronically harsh and conflict-ridden households.
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If You're Good, I'll Buy You a Toy
The difference between bribing your child and rewarding your child.
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How Can You Deny Your Kid Plastic Crap?
Readers throw the book at me over Eli's book swap.