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Do You Let Your Kids Walk Home from School?
Posted Friday, July 15, 2011 - 2:08am

At what age would you allow your child to walk home from school? Interestingly enough my husband and I had this conversation pri... Read More »

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Why Dance Moms Makes my Eye Twitch
Posted Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 7:15pm

Enter the Dance Moms Sweepstakes for a chance to win a dance video game and console each week, plus $500 cash grand prize! Read More »

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Buying Power is in The Hands of Parents, Not The Judicial System
Posted Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 7:00pm

For anyone keeping track, the score on parents vs. video game manufacturers is zero to one; that is if you’re one of the paren... Read More »

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When the Kids are Home for the Summer
Posted Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 4:44pm

For the last two months there’s been a recurring bullet point on my to-do list, always transferred from one sheet to the other... Read More »

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Kids and Anxiety - Would You Medicate?
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 7:00pm

We see it more and more these days - kids and medications for depression, anxiety, and more. A part of me totally understands wh... Read More »

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Little Girls in Little Bikinis. No Way or Ok?
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 3:18pm

I am by no means a prude. Or, at least I never considered myself to be one. But when it comes to the subject of bikinis on littl... Read More »

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Banning "He" and "She." Is a Gender-Free Preschool Going Too Far?
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 12:04pm

I couldn’t believe it when I read that a preschool in Sweden has a gender-free philosophy where children are not addressed as... Read More »

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Call His Mother
Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 9:42pm

Last Thursday was supposed to be an exciting day. My daughter needed to arrive home from a long day at school, full of energy, r... Read More »

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My Fearful Child
Posted Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 7:00pm

When I was a little girl I was fearless. I got into fights with older kids on the bus, I beat my older brother at chin-up contes... Read More »

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"I’m Not the Nanny": Raising a Black and Asian Child
Posted Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 7:00pm

Raising children is challenging enough, but lately I’ve been learning about the challenges to raising bi-racial children. My... Read More »

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