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Transracial Dating, and Other Questions
A round-up of parenting stories from the New York Times this weekend. Read More...
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Mon, Jun 06 2011 2:11 PM
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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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Does ‘Nesting’ Children After Divorce Work?
A reader and his wife, in the process of a divorce, are moving in and out of the house they once shared with their children and looking for advice. Read More...
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Fri, Mar 29 2013 7:13 AM
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Update on the Twittering Mom
More information about the mother who sent out a Twitter message just after her son died. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 21 2009 12:18 PM
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Does Facebook Change Your Brain?
Researchers have found that how we use (or don't use) Facebook may reflect actual differences in brain structure. Read More...
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Thu, Oct 20 2011 2:38 PM
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Can Powerful Women Change the Workplace?
It's nice that more women in positions of power feel safe talking about family commitments at work. What about those in less powerful jobs? Read More...
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Fri, Oct 21 2011 8:45 AM
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A Solo Trip Takes a Mother Home
Our filled-to-the-brim schedule went on for years. One day, I realized I'd had enough. Read More...
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Fri, May 17 2013 8:24 AM
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Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Youth
The Boy Scouts of America will now allow openly gay boys to join scouting troops, but will continue to exclude gay adults as leaders — a compromise that may satisfy no one. Read More...
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Thu, May 23 2013 3:14 PM
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Teaching Safe Sex on TV
How do you persuade teens and young adults to practice safe safe? Surprisingly, part of the answer may be found in the same place that many parents blame for sending irresponsible messages. Read More...
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Tue, Feb 16 2010 8:17 AM
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Welcoming a Summer Break From the ‘Rug-Rat Race’
If my children stay home to play after school, guess what? Those children down the street won’t be home. Actually, nobody will be home. Because everybody who can run this gauntlet, does. Read More...
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Wed, Jun 26 2013 12:31 PM
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Closing School in an Anxious Age
I am less amused than my kids, and mostly sad. We live in the "age of anxiety," where recent history has taught us that teenagers can wage war against their school, making a benign Facebook post a reason to shut down a district. Read More.....
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Mon, Mar 01 2010 10:40 AM
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Eight Gifts for Family Game Night
A game designer suggests favorite picks for the holidays. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 21 2015 7:11 AM
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An Overdose of Christmas Leads to a Bigger Hanukkah, and More
When we moved from Israel to Luxembourg, I knew it would change the ease of our Jewish-ness. But I didn't know my daughter would bring home a school library book called "Jesus’ Christmas Party." Read More...
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Sun, Dec 13 2015 5:23 PM
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Bottle or *** Shouldn't Define What's Best
Behind the "*** is best" push has always been an uncomfortable truth: that breastfeeding is more supported by lip service, promotion and hospital nudges than by giving women the time and opportunity to do it. Read More...
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Wed, Nov 07 2012 1:54 PM
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Holiday Concerts and the Anatomy of Melancholy
Every year, I try to find a way to embrace the ephemeral, cherry-blossom nature of December, and the way it wallops you over the head with the passage of time. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 18 2014 12:04 PM
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