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When to Report Another Parent
Guidelines for calling the authorities on a parent you think is wronging their child. Read More...
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Tue, Mar 08 2011 3:02 PM
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If Ivy League Is the Endgame, I’m Not Sure I Want to Play
"Exmissions" is the opposite of "admissions," and the other parents working to get their offspring into preschool in Manhattan all seemed to have the kind of clear long-term plans that make a school's "top tier hit rate"...
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Tue, Apr 01 2014 8:21 AM
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Hey, Whiny Modern Parents, Tell Us What You Love About the Gig
Do today’s parents spend more time whining about our lives than our forebears? Time for the still-active Boomer parents, Gen X and the Millenials to defend our status as “fun.” Read More...
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Mon, Apr 28 2014 9:49 AM
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Stop Worrying About Your Child Getting Into College. Worry About What Happens Next.
Amidst all the hand-wringing about elite college admission rates, many parents and students are missing the point. It doesn't matter where you go to school if you can't graduate. Read More...
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Wed, Apr 30 2014 9:34 AM
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Advice for Parents Touring Colleges: Don’t Talk
When I took my oldest child for her college tours, I tried to chat with my fellow parents. Now I know better. Read More...
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Fri, May 02 2014 9:35 AM
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Are Leashes for Children?
Every month Judith Goldberg writes the "Judy on Duty" advice column for the print version of Parents magazine. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 24 2011 10:49 AM
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Extra! Extra!
Why I hope you subscribe to NYTimes.com, even if you can read Motherlode without doing so. Read More...
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Mon, Mar 28 2011 9:02 AM
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A Surprising Debate: The Front Seat
There's no definitive law, and no overriding opinion, about when a child is old enough or big enough to ride in a car's front seat. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 12 2012 2:17 PM
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Children Make Older Parents Happy
People over 40 are happier with children than without. Read More...
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Fri, Apr 08 2011 1:43 PM
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A Lost Child Rescues Himself
When my son was five years old, I dropped him off at a Seattle daycare center, not knowing it was closed for Good Friday. Read More...
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Fri, Jul 27 2012 4:00 AM
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Candace Dempsey
In Defense of Algebra
I'm so convinced that algebra is worthwhile that last year I enrolled my math-phobic self in my teaching colleague's Algebra I class. Read More...
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Tue, Jul 31 2012 7:08 AM
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Jessica Lahey
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A Brawny Vegetarian Soup Holds Its Own With Meat Lovers
Martha Rose Shulman, a cookbook author and Times columnist, works with the Ruder family to help them go vegetarian twice a week without even thinking of feeling deprived. Read More...
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Thu, Jun 05 2014 7:03 AM
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If You’re Lighting Fourth of July Fireworks, Who’s Holding the Match?
When fireworks are legal, it's up to parents to set limits and decide who should be holding the match. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 03 2014 12:41 PM
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Summer Camp: The Debate
Should you send your children away to summer camp? Reasonable parents can disagree, and Bruce Feiler and I do. Read More...
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Tue, Jul 08 2014 11:51 AM
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5 Ways to Teach Kids About Money at the Grocery Store
We all want things. It's not a character flaw. But financial savvy starts with understanding the difference between "want" and "need." Read More...
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Thu, Jul 10 2014 7:52 AM
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The Opposite of Spoiled
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