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Whether Our Foster Child Stays or Goes, He Is Loved
The School Conference Blues
When Another Child Wants to Be Friends and Yours Does Not
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Well Family: A New Name and New Home for Motherlode
The Times is introducing Well Family, a new online report with expanded coverage of parenting, childhood health and relationships to help every family live well. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 03 2016 1:00 PM
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Children and Childhood
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Families and Family Life
Whether Our Foster Child Stays or Goes, He Is Loved
I can't promise that our foster son can stay with us, but I can I try to prepare him for the possibility of leaving without adding to his fear. Read More...
Published
Tue, Mar 01 2016 9:31 AM
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Motherlode
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foster care
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Children and Childhood
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Foster Parent Diary
The School Conference Blues
As much as parents want to know about areas that our children are struggling in, we're also wondering what teachers like about them. Read More...
Published
Sun, Feb 28 2016 5:00 AM
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Motherlode
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parenting
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Education (K-12)
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Teachers and School Employees
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Highlights
When Another Child Wants to Be Friends and Yours Does Not
By the time children are in middle school, parents should be stepping back. But what if another child won't stop annoying yours? Read More...
Published
Fri, Feb 26 2016 9:28 AM
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Motherlode
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Friendship
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Highlights
A Family Adds Five Children, Special Needs and All
In November, this family adopted five young children from foster care. Read More...
Published
Thu, Feb 25 2016 9:27 AM
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Motherlode
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Adoptions
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How I Do It
Calorie Counts on the Kids’ Menu
Will posting nutritional information at chain restaurants change our behavior, and our weight? Read More...
Published
Wed, Feb 24 2016 11:54 AM
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Motherlode
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Food
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Weight
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Children and Childhood
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Diet and Nutrition
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Calories
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Highlights
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Labeling and Labels (Product)
Stop Asking if My 4-Year-Old Has a ‘Girlfriend’
Gender indoctrination for the pre-K set. Read More...
Published
Sun, Feb 21 2016 5:00 AM
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Motherlode
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parenting
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Children and Childhood
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Highlights
Food Lessons From Families of Kids With Allergies
They have something to teach the rest of us about healthful eating: It's not as hard as we think. Read More...
Published
Thu, Feb 18 2016 3:45 AM
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Motherlode
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parenting
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allergies
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Children and Childhood
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Families and Family Life
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Cooking and Cookbooks
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Highlights
Why Teenage Girls Roll Their Eyes
Eye-rolling serves a variety of purposes, and the meanings behind the mannerism tell us a lot about what it’s like to be a teenager. Read More...
Published
Wed, Feb 17 2016 1:15 PM
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Motherlode
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parenting
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adolescence
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Teenagers and Adolescence
Mile 13 in the Military Marathon
Halfway through a deployment, looking for the "I can do this" moment. Read More...
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Wed, Feb 17 2016 12:27 PM
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Motherlode
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Children and Childhood
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Deployment Diary
Doctor’s Orders: Stay in Bed and Do Nothing
Bed rest is like Las Vegas. It’s nice for three days, but stay any longer and you might lose your mind. Read More...
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Mon, Feb 15 2016 2:45 AM
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Motherlode
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Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Families and Family Life
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Premature Babies
A Blended Family Survival Guide
Blend is how you make smoothies. Put children in a family 'blender' and something quite different happens. Read More...
Published
Sun, Feb 14 2016 5:00 AM
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Motherlode
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parenting
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Families and Family Life
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A Conversation With ‘The Restaurant Critic’s Wife’
A real restaurant critic's wife writes a novel, "The Restaurant Critic's Wife," with just enough truth in the fiction. Read More...
Published
Fri, Feb 12 2016 6:12 AM
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Motherlode
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parenting
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Books and Literature
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Two Cooks, Two Kitchens, Two Organizing Plans
Do different cooks need different approaches to organizing the kitchen? Read More...
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Thu, Feb 11 2016 5:50 AM
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Cooking and Cookbooks
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Kitchens
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Highlights
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Orderliness and Clutter
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Kondo, Marie
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Kids Cook
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Book)
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Spark Joy (Book)
Why Students Lie, and Why We Fall for It
All kids lie, the writer Maria Konnikova says. It’s a part of growing up, testing limits and adjusting to social expectations and norms. Read More...
Published
Wed, Feb 10 2016 2:45 AM
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Motherlode
Filed under:
parenting
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lying
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Children and Childhood
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Parent-Teacher Conference
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Konnikova, Maria
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