Mar 10
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I got my ears pierced when I was 10. My aunt took me to Claire’s at the mall, where I browsed a display of…
Feb 27
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As far as being a parent, I can boast very few untarnished wins—namely, they are: 1) making my daughter believe…
Feb 25
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You knew it was coming eventually, now, suddenly, your child is a teen, and everything about you is annoying or…
Feb 20
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A few years ago, my mother-in-law bought some reading and math workbooks for my six-year-old daughter. When I asked…
Feb 11
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A few years ago, when touring various preschools for my daughter, I visited one where I had the chance to observe…
Oct 17 2019
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It started as the lip-syncing app Musical.ly, then it was rebranded in 2018 as TikTok, before being slapped with a $5…
Aug 16 2019
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As you bask in the final weeks of summer, here’s something I’m sure you’re thinking about: flu shots. They’re…
Aug 15 2019
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If you’ve ever seen something unusual on your kid’s skin, you’ve likely turned to the internet for guidance as you…
Aug 14 2019
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We are at a stage with our infant son where every unexplained expression of discontentment is met with the…
Aug 13 2019
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I don’t read a lot of ebooks with my kid, but I can certainly appreciate the convenience of them. They’re fantastic…
Aug 13 2019
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You can’t read your kid’s mind. If you could, you would know that his new favorite color just became turquoise, even…
Aug 12 2019
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If I’m trying to help my six-year-old daughter Maggie become a more organized thinker, my instruction seems to be…
Aug 7 2019
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One thing I don’t like about homework for young kids is the fact that after they’ve just spent a whole day sitting…
Aug 5 2019
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If you haven’t picked up a controller in a while, you might see your kids’ video games as mindless fun, or as their…
Aug 2 2019
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Every time we go to my friend Anna’s house, she puts a plate of fruit out for the kids. Plums, Asian pears, melons.…
Aug 1 2019
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My daughter never had a problem wearing bibs—in fact, I always considered the ones with the food-catching pockets to…
Jul 31 2019
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As the mother of a six-year-old, my phone is filled with contacts such as “Mary LeilasMom” and “Dana MaddiesDad.”…
Jul 30 2019
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If you’re home with young children and have work to do, I’m sorry. This is hard. There’s no denying that. You’ll…
Jul 29 2019
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After many lessons, my six-year-old daughter is becoming a proficient swimmer. She can tread water, retrieve toys at…
Jul 26 2019
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For the uninitiated, camping with small children may seem like a dramatic dinner party story waiting to happen.…