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Parenting Prodigies Is Less Fun Than It Looks
In focusing on the struggles of raising a prodigy, are we being realistic about how difficult it is to be different on any end of the scale, or failing to appreciate the joy of genius? Read More...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 1:01 PM
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On The Learning Network, Sandy as a Teaching Tool
The Learning Network's resources for teaching and talking about Hurricane Sandy with children. Read More...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:19 AM
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Can Halloween Be Postponed, or Does It 'Come Anyway'?
If you're so inclined, tonight might be the night to cobble together a truly homemade Halloween. Read More...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 8:33 AM
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Help — My Daughter Wants to Make Movies
Struggling with encouraging creative aspirations in a world that offers a better living to more practical pursuits. Read More...
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Tue, Oct 30 2012 12:58 PM
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Post-Sandy Weekly Reader: Mix It Up at Lunch Day, Flu Vaccines and Minecraft
A conservative group rails against 'Mix It Up at Lunch Day,' school lunches require student education, and a possible end to monthly flu shots. Read More...
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Tue, Oct 30 2012 8:55 AM
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'Do You Want to Be Careful, or Do You Want to Be Friends?'
Lessons in friendship, lessons in sympathetic-but-firm parenting - which is your favorite Frances book, and what did Frances teach you? Read More...
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Mon, Oct 29 2012 11:05 AM
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What Color Is Your Princess?
I didn't care that my 3-year-old son wanted to be a princess for Halloween. I just didn't want him to want to be a white princess. Read More...
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Sun, Oct 28 2012 6:00 AM
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How Do You Help Children Adjust to a Move?
One year after a move, T.'s children still haven't adjusted to their new home. How can he help? Read More...
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Fri, Oct 26 2012 11:56 AM
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Halloween Forecast: Cloudy With a Chance of Diabetes
On Halloween at our house, the magic doesn't end at bedtime. After my children have had their fill of fun-sized candies, they will attempt to go to sleep. Only then, under cover of darkness, will the sugar sprite spring into action. Read More...
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Fri, Oct 26 2012 7:57 AM
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A Neighbor's Thoughts on the Killings of Two Young Children
We know that this could never, ever happen to our children. At the same time, of course we know this could happen to anyone. It just happened across the street. Read More...
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Fri, Oct 26 2012 5:28 AM
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Time to Make the Costumes (or Not)
I usually help make my children's Halloween costumes-but only because Old Navy doesn't have the sense to make things like a "caterpillar-airplane-truck." Read More...
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Thu, Oct 25 2012 10:05 AM
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A Repaired Lovey, and a Debt Unrepaid
At NYCLoveyRepair, they'll help rescue a beloved toy. But they won't take your cash. Read More...
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Thu, Oct 25 2012 5:27 AM
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An Unspoken Risk of Vaginal Birth
When what you remember most about the day your child was born is not her or his cute nose, but the way your body was ripped apart, it can be hard to admit. Read More...
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Wed, Oct 24 2012 11:04 AM
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Weekly Reader: Vampires, Park Slope, Men and Marshmallows
Books and articles that grabbed me: "Motherland," "The End of Men," "Aftermath" and an update to the famous marshmallow experiment that puts more weight on nurture than nature. Read More...
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Tue, Oct 23 2012 2:19 PM
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Would You Put a Tracking Device on Your Child?
With the press of a button, you can track a child who's taken a wrong turn on the way home from school or wandered off at Disney World. But do you really want to? Read More...
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Tue, Oct 23 2012 8:44 AM
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