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The Brat Pack: Kids Are Simply Angels in Disguise, Parents Think

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Dec 14th 2010

Your perfect baby isn't so flawless. Credit: Jerome Tisne, Getty Images
Hey parents, next time you're at the mall shopping for "Santa's" gifts ...Your perfect baby? Not so perfect.
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Confessions of a Childhood Bully

by Jo Parente, Posted Oct 26th 2010

Do bullying wounds ever heal? Illustration by Christopher Healy
My sister was three years younger than me and small for her age. She had a pixie ...I want to believe my sister is guarded only around me. I can't bear to think she is aloof with strangers and close friends alike, and that I helped make her that way.
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Organizing Tip: 10 Minutes and Done

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Oct 25th 2010

Once again, organizing guru Erica Ecker, also known as The Spacialist, has a solid tip for getting on top of the disorganized mess we call home. ...Even those with no time can spare 10 minutes.
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Watch Your Language: Young Children Unprepared for 'Snark' Attack

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 15th 2010

Little kids are just so ... literal. Credit: Getty Images
A Republican walks into a bar in Idaho with a frog on his head. Bartender says, "Where'd ...Children can't take sarcasm because they're too little. What's your excuse?
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Halloween Crafts: Gruesome Gourd Creatures

by Gina Provenzano, Posted Oct 15th 2010

Need some Halloween crafts? Scare Halloween revelers with wacky gourd creatures like this creeping critter. Credit: Gina Provenzano
Tired of the ...Gourds get the ghoul treatment for an easy Halloween craft for kids.
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You Can Insure Just Your Child ... for a Price

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 14th 2010

Sorry, kid, no individual insurance policy for you. Credit: Getty Images
Slowly, the man in the pinstripe suit raised the corners of his mouth in ...Obama administration strike what some call a Faustian bargain with insurance companies, because the devil's in the details.
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School Cafeterias to Try Psychology in Lunch Line

by Associated Press, Posted Oct 13th 2010

The U.S. government is trying new approaches to get kids to choose healthier foods. Credit: Mark Humphrey/AP
Hide the chocolate milk behind the ...The government is giving $2 million to food behavior scientists to find ways to use psychology to improve kids' use of the federal school lunch program and fight childhood obesity.
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Mad Scientists Launch Plot to Get Kids to Eat More Lima Beans

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 7th 2010

But lima beans taste just like candy! OK, they don't. Credit: Getty Images
Lima beans? Seriously? Blecch! Sorry kids, but a group of ...Research indicates kids are not getting enough iron from foods they hate to eat.
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