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‘Mama, Let Me Do Your Scarf So You Can Look Muslim’
One morning, my daughter found a scarf in my purse and declared, “Mama, let me do your scarf so you can look Muslim.” She said this in the same way you might say, “Let me do your hair so you can look beautiful.” Read More...
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Fri, Dec 05 2014 9:33 AM
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Muslim Veiling
When Talk of Racism Centers on Black and White, What Does a Brown Parent Say?
In our time, for my generation, for those parents whose skin is not white, the coming-of-age conversation is not about the birds and the bees. It is a conversation about race. Read More...
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Fri, Dec 05 2014 7:10 AM
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Yousafzai, Malala
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September 11 (2001)
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Khan, Shahrukh
Why I’m Glad We Chose the ‘Underprivileged’ Local School
Our school zone includes the best restaurants, coffee shops and brew pubs and some of the most jaw-dropping house prices in the city, and yet, for our pride in all things “local,” our little school has been neglected by the population it was meant to...
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Thu, Dec 04 2014 1:58 PM
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Children and Childhood
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The Smart Nursery Offers More Information, Not More Sleep
It's easy for older parents to mock the new generation of wearable devices available to parents of infants—but the prospect of all that information must be tempting, if parents can get the gadgets to work. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 04 2014 10:32 AM
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Babies and Infants
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Wearable Computing
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Wood, Molly
I Can’t Explain
If the goal is to explain the news in a way that helps children understand the world they live in, this morning, I failed. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 04 2014 8:55 AM
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Playing Nicely With Others: Why Schools Teach Social Emotional Learning
Social emotional learning is what allows students control their behavior, understand how their personal behavior impacts others, and enables them to empathize and collaborate with others. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 04 2014 8:26 AM
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Education (K-12)
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Ethics (Personal)
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Duckworth, Angela
A Young Mother, Feeling Unwelcome on Campus
Just as ***-feeding is the best nutrition for my son, being a college-educated mom is one of the best things I can do for my son’s future. These facts go together in my mind, and in social science, yet they fail to come together on my campus. Read More...
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Wed, Dec 03 2014 4:06 PM
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Babies and Infants
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Kids and Coding Light Up the White House Christmas Trees
The trees surrounding the National Christmas Tree at the White House will be illuminated with animated patterns using code generated on Google's Made with Code website. Read More...
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Wed, Dec 03 2014 10:42 AM
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Christmas
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Science and Technology
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Computers and the Internet
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Highlights
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Christmas Trees
Inviting African-American Mothers to Sell Their *** Milk, and Profiting
A company with no ties to Detroit's African American community plans to promote *** feeding and economic empowerment among mothers by encouraging them to sell their excess *** milk. Read More...
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Wed, Dec 03 2014 8:22 AM
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Breastfeeding
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Babies and Infants
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Women and Girls
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Blacks
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Giving Tuesday: Where Would Your Children Give?
We;re not much for planned dinner conversations, but tonight, each of our kids will present a charity they'd like to support for Giving Tuesday, and try to persuade the rest of the family to get on board. Read More...
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Tue, Dec 02 2014 12:02 PM
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Philanthropy
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Lieber, Ron
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Looking for Charities That Inspire Kids and Families
Tell us which charities inspire your children, and your family, to give time and money to a cause. Read More...
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Tue, Dec 02 2014 11:48 AM
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Lieber, Ron
This Holiday, Together; the Next, Apart
For someone who ascribes so much value to being present, living in constant countdown mode while waiting for my husband's returns feels ironic at best, overwhelming at worst. Read More...
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Tue, Dec 02 2014 8:52 AM
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Thanksgiving Day
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United States Defense and Military Forces
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Deployment Diary
The Modern Parent’s ABC: H Is for Harried
Frosting three dozen cupcakes for school while helping with a science project and answering your email? Welcome to the modern parent's alphabet. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 01 2014 1:02 PM
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Motherlode
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Highlights
An Aging Parent’s Frustrations, Heard but Not Absorbed
For years, I've been listening as my once-vibrant father transfers his frustration with his chronic ailments onto me. But when I hang up the phone, I hang up his dissatisfaction, too. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 01 2014 11:25 AM
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Motherlode
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parenting
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Elderly
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Home Health Care
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Elder Care
Weekly Quandary: Would Santa Say ‘No’ to an iPad?
My 8-year-old boy/girl twins have decided they're only asking Santa for one item this year: an iPad. Each. I'm pretty sure Santa will say no. But should he? And how? Read More...
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Mon, Dec 01 2014 7:56 AM
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Motherlode
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Christmas
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iPad
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Holidays and Special Occasions
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Tablet Computers
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