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Do Athletic Kids Fare Better as Adults?

by Reggie Reyes, Posted Mar 17th 2010 2:05PM

As a parent of three kids, I make it a priority to sign them up for as many different sports as possible, hoping they will continue one or two of them into their teenage and adult years. When I look back at my reasoning behind signing them up, it ...
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Imaginary friends are good for kids

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Jul 9th 2007 1:32PM

A few months ago, an entire cast of characters entered my daughter's life. Whenever she gave me a name for a character in a story, or whenever she referenced a "friend" at her make-believe house, she always named the same three or four made-up ...
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You might be raising a conservative if...

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted May 22nd 2007 1:06PM

People tend to rebel against their environments, right? I grew up someplace conservative, and turned out to be one of those tree-hugging, liberal types, and -- as fate would have it -- my daughter will probably rebel against me, and wind up writing ...
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Helping with the homework, are you up for it?

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 27th 2006 12:30PM

My son is starting to get into serious homework in his 8th grade curriculum. While this is a great thing since he will be moving on to high school next year, I had not realized just how much of a crimp it would put in my nightly routine. No longer ...
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