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When Children Die First: A Meditation on the Unthinkable

by David Valdes Greenwood, Posted Jul 27th 2011

My first reaction to the big news stories last weekend, first the shootings in Norway and then the death of Amy Winehouse, was to feel more sympathy ...If the universe granted me a single wish, it would be that when I die old, my daughter will yet live.
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Opinion: Where Do You Draw the Curtain in the Man Cave?

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 21st 2011

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I put my hand on my teenage son's shoulder at the grocery store the other day.
"Stop that!" he yelled. "People ...A single dad of a teenage son grapples with matters of propriety.
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The Gay Genealogist: Creating a Modern Family Tree

by Veronica Rhodes, Posted Jul 20th 2011

As hobbies go, genealogical research is not exactly on par with snowboarding -- it ranks right up there with stamp collecting in its total lack of ...I can trace my family's trademark ski nose back three generations but I can't tell my daughter where she got her cute little button nose.
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My 14 Year Old is Awful to Her Younger Sister!

by Susan Stiffelman, MFT, Posted Jul 18th 2011

if(typeof AOLVP_cfg==='undefined')AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:'AOLVP_731783172001','codever':0.1, 'autoload':true, 'autoplay':true, ...It's painful to watch anyone treat our child unkindly, but it's doubly difficult when one of our own children is inflicting the damage.
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Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie: Papa and the Small Bikini

by David Valdes Greenwood, Posted Jul 13th 2011

When did I become such a prude? This was the question when Diva and I opened the box of summer clothes sent by a relative -- and I saw the teenie ...Too many bikinis don't just say "big girl" -- they say "adult woman."
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Mom's Spanking Fuels Toddler's Aggression

by Susan Stiffelman, MFT, Posted Jul 11th 2011

if(typeof AOLVP_cfg==='undefined')AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:'AOLVP_731783172001','codever':0.1, 'autoload':true, 'autoplay':true, ...True discipline isn't about punishment; it's about teaching children right from wrong with patience and understanding.
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Picture Daze: How Too Much Comes to Mean Nothing

by Veronica Rhodes, Posted Jul 6th 2011

I think it was the dance recital portrait offer that put me over the edge. For a mere $70, a photographer would take a picture of my 5-year-old in her ...The more you have of everything, the less you value anything.
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Opinion: Supreme Court Wrong (and Right) About Violent Video Games

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 5th 2011

Credit: Corbis Social conservatives rail against "activist judges," those supposedly liberal sorcerers in black robes who create rights ...Violent video games sickening, but at least Supreme Court admits kids have rights.
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