Parenting
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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...
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Poll Vault: When should kids have their own phones?Aug 16, 2013 12:01 am - If your middle-school son complains that he’s the only one in his class without a phone, he’s likely not exaggerating. A 2012 study by ORC International for the National...
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Book eases first-day jitters for younger setAug 13, 2013 11:00 pm - Your first few days of going to school are gonna be big. There'll be all kinds of kids to meet, and you'll make some new friends. You'll see your teacher, and you'll fin...
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Parents, share your best back-to-school adviceAug 13, 2013 11:37 am - Get the phone number of your college freshman’s roommate. That’s my advice to parents of new college students, learned the hard way after spending too long imagining wha...
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Teachers give advice about starting off rightAug 12, 2013 12:00 pm - Having taught at Edison Middle School in Wheaton for 16 years, Heather Gordon has seen the same story play out many times at the beginning of the school year. “The first...
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Bringing excitement back to the brown bag lunchAug 10, 2013 6:00 am - Ah, back-to-school season is upon us. While my 3-year-old is super excited to pick out his very first back pack, my 5-year-old is already head-over-heels about getting t...