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Ball and Chain Traps Kids Into Studying

by Sandy Maple, Posted May 26th 2009 2:00PM

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For some kids, doing homework is pure torture. Being forced to sit still and concentrate on something boring while fun things are happening elsewhere can feel like punishment where the only ...
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How to Beat the Homework Blues

by Angie Felton, Posted Jan 1st 2009 9:00AM

Welcome to Time Out, the place parents go for witty insight, tongue-in-cheek advice, and calming reassurance from a seasoned parenting veteran who believes laughing together beats sobbing alone when it comes to crayons in the dryer and other hazards ...
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Should Doctors Keep Minors' Info Confidential?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 11th 2008 1:02PM

This is a tough one. I remember being a kid on the brink of being a teenager--we didn't have the word "tween" back then--sitting in my pediatrician's office waiting to get examined or get a shot or whatever. That doctor was not someone I felt like ...
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When do you do homework?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Nov 17th 2007 12:01PM

Now that Ellie is in first grade in a public school, she has homework. Every day, she brings home a sheet or two of work that must be completed by her, signed by me, and returned to school the following day. At first, she was excited about homework ...
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The dog ate it manifesto

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Feb 22nd 2007 1:27PM

If you've got a kid headed off to college in the near future, you might want to equip them with this handy-dandy little document. Called "The Dog Ate It Manifesto", it lists 87 excuses for not doing your homework. The excuses are broken down into ...
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First Job: Spending/saving their own money

by Joanne Lutynec, Posted Jan 26th 2007 3:04PM

A few days ago I wrote about kids getting their first job, and it seems most people agree that as long as it doesn't interfere with their schoolwork, they have no problem with it. As I mentioned, my daughter got hired at a pizza place near the end of ...
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My raccoon ate my homework

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 15th 2006 1:39PM

Ever since there has been homework, there have been excuses for not having turned it in. Teachers have heard them all. Thirteen-year-old Stephanie King, however, came up with a new one. It was being held hostage in her bedroom by a family of ...
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