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Don't Be Scared of Walking to School (or Even the Bus Stop)

by Lenore Skenazy, Posted Sep 16th 2010 11:00AM

Have you noticed that a whole lot of kids don't walk to the school bus stop on their own anymore? Their parents walk them. Or drive them. In gated communities, so help me, they golf-cart them. And then they all wait there together until the bus ...Have you noticed that a whole lot of kids don't walk to the school bus stop on their own anymore? Their parents walk them. Or drive them. In gated communities, so help me, they golf-cart them. And then they all wait there together until the bus comes. Or maybe the bus makes door-to-door stops. What happend to our kids legs?
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Fun Family Activity: A Nature Walk Around the Block

by Carrie Snyder, Posted Jan 8th 2010 9:00AM

When you're two-and-a-half feet tall and have only recently begun practicing the art of upright mobilization, the smallest of adventures qualify as epic journeys of discovery. Is it sunny, windy, rainy or snowy? Matters not. The world awaits, and ...
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8 month old learns to walk, locks mom out of house

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Nov 27th 2006 9:29AM

Ah, a baby's first steps. It's a memorable milestone for any parent, but was especially so for Christina Meier, a young mom from Bavaria. Her 8 month-old son Karl took his first few steps toward upright mobility...and then promptly proceeded to ...
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Competitive parenting in the doctor's office

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Jan 31st 2006 3:44PM

I was late to Truman's nine-month checkup today, and though I wasn't much more late than usual, the line was so long with cold and flu sufferers that, by the time I reached the reception desk, my appointment slot had been given up for lost. Everett ...
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