Parenting
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Editorial: Reining in school registration feesAug 22, 2013 5:00 am - You’ve bought the construction paper and the scissors, the planner and the calculator, the classroom Kleenex and wet wipes. If you’re the parent of a suburban public sch...
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Editorial: Reining in school registration feesAug 22, 2013 5:00 am - You’ve bought the construction paper and the scissors, the planner and the calculator, the classroom Kleenex and wet wipes. If you’re the parent of a suburban public sch...
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Tips for taking kids out of school to travelAug 20, 2013 2:00 pm - Those of us who travel with kids know that travel is an educational experience. And family travel gets much more affordable after Labor Day, once kids are back in the cl...
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Coffee, wine and sushi! New pregnancy book says OKAug 20, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Emily Oster isn’t a baby doctor. She’s an economist and a mom who wanted to know more about all those rules handed down to women after the pregnancy stick goe...
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Looking for Lincoln in Central IllinoisAug 20, 2013 6:00 am - It can be tough to get kids interested in history. Movies help. So does seeing people dressed and working as their forebears might have. And that’s what you’ll find in c...
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Suburban parents share back-to-school adviceAug 20, 2013 5:30 am - Whether kids are moving into first grade or moving away to college, families face a lot of stress during back-to-school time. And it's not only the students who have a l...
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Guardianship can empower parentsAug 19, 2013 2:36 pm - Turning 18 is a milestone. There is a world of perks available to you when you turn eighteen: you officially become an adult, can vote, get married, get a tattoo, sign c...
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How to avoid the sting of senioritisAug 19, 2013 9:44 am - High school is the springboard for college and as students inch closer to the end, college shifts into view. For returning seniors, this is their last year where they wi...
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Is new fertility app ambitious or creepy?Aug 17, 2013 8:11 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. My meeting the other day with a hot new San Francisco startup began routinely enough. Ikea-furnished office full of Macs, shaggy company dog, high-end ...
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Have teens really stopped using Facebook?Aug 17, 2013 7:49 am - NEW YORK — In baseball, trend-spotting tends to be based on statistical analysis. In fashion, it’s driven by runway shows. And when it comes to social networks, the asce...