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How To Talk to Your Kids About the School Shooting
Be honest, but not too honest.
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Trapped by European-style Socialism—And I Love It!
Maybe working moms can have it all—in France.
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The Worst Years of Our Lives
Everyone hates middle school. But this crucial, oft-ignored part of your children’s education is getting a makeover.
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Monkey Bars Are a Menace
They broke my daughter’s arm. Why are they still around?
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My Insignificant Year
A miserable basketball team, a Nazi classmate, a fateful standardized test: notes on the indignities of the seventh grade.
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I Giggle, Therefore I Am
When I tickle my infant son, I’m teaching him that he’s a human being.
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One Nation, Underpants
The triumphant return of Captain Underpants, hero to hyper, school-hating 8-year-olds.
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The Rebirth of Recess
How do you introduce recess to kids who have never left the classroom?
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I, Mark, Take You, Mark …
Sure, marriage equality sounds great. But what about the coming flood of same-named couples?
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Do Family Road Trips Have To Be Horrible?
Once upon a time, road trips were awesome. How to recapture that spirit when caravanning with kids.
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On a Short Leash
Did you hear about that Buddhist couple who're never more than 15 feet apart? Well, we tried it.
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Down With Training Wheels
They train kids how not to ride a bike! Why balance bikes are better.
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Red! No, Blue! No, Light Blue!
Why do little kids care so much about favorite colors?
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I Remember Mama and Dada
What do small children remember? And why do memories stick into adulthood?
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The Buddy System
A single close friendship can ease a boy’s passage through middle school. But what if your son can’t find a pal?
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Give Me the Keys, Dad
Why there’s no personal, societal, or governmental solution for what to do about elderly drivers.
