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Tough Talks With My Kids: Pet Loss

by Stacy Kravitz May 21, 2013 Child

It has been a rough couple of days around here because I’ve had to tell my inquisitive young kids about some sad and anxiety-provoking news. My son, Noah, is five and my daughter, Mallory, is three. He is a high functioning autistic and that means that I never really know if a serious topic will [...]

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Let Them Figure It Out

by Jennifer Thorson April 9, 2013 Child

I am a slacker-parent. In the years since I first claimed my slacker title, Lenore Skenazy created the term “Free-Range Parent” which not only sounds better than “slacker,” it comes with a whole philosophy attached, which you can debate with the other parents at your parenting group, proving that even if you’re not climbing the [...]

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Mini Bop in College Park {free event this Saturday}

by Robin (noteverstill) March 15, 2013 Around Town

Are you looking for a fun, free, family-friendly outing tomorrow? It’s time for Mini Bop - a lo-fi family oriented dance party (aka disco): Where: The Old Parish House, corner of Knox and Dartmouth in College Park When: Saturday 16th March, 1.30 – 4.30 Who: Aiming at the younger crowd (6 months – 10 years-ish) [...]

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Developing Empathy

by Elaine February 13, 2013 Child

I’m guessing if you asked many parents if they wanted an empathetic child, they’d respond yes. And most of those same parents spend loads of time prepping their children for school, singing the A-B-C’s and reciting various counting rhymes. And of course, every early childhood classroom places some emphasis on developing empathy within their charges [...]

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Lessons from a Road Trip (with Kids)

by Robin (noteverstill) January 24, 2013 Child

We just got back from a hastily-planned long weekend with our three kids. We drove just over 1000 miles, stayed in two hotels, paid highway and bridge tolls in four states, and are still doing catch-up laundry (as if that’s a temporary situation). Our oldest child is almost seven and our youngest is on the [...]

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On Edge: How the Recent Shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary Have Affected My Son’s School Day

by Elaine January 14, 2013 Child

I believe in numbers. And the bottom line for me with respect to Sandy Hook is that there are over 100,000 public elementary schools in the country, and at almost none of them have children been murdered. It’s an impressive track record for schools – and one they had little to do with. After all, my own elementary [...]

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Grappling with Race, Culture, and Class

by Ellen November 20, 2012 Child

Beezus, my 7-year old, is grappling with figuring some things out these days. For her entire life, she has never known anything different than living in a world of racial, cultural and socio-economic diversity. School, church, soccer team, the grocery store, activities, library, even our neighborhood – her entire world is racially or culturally or [...]

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Thinking About Homework

by Elaine October 26, 2012 Child

My older child started second grade this year. Second grade seems to be serious business. So serious, in fact, that he has nightly homework. I’m not a believer in homework. I’d rather my child build forts in the backyard, balance on the stumps my husband installed last year, and pursue things that interest him at [...]

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Ways To Make Halloween More Fun And Educational

by Jennifer October 22, 2012 Child

It seems that with each year that passes, the more our family falls in love with Halloween. What started out for us as a pretty low key holiday, has morphed into an annual tradition filled with a gathering of extended family, an abundance of food and, of course, tons of fun and frivolity. (Oh yeah, [...]

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The Red Stroller

by Sue Wagner September 4, 2012 Child

I’ve had strollers in my life for almost 15 years. The travel system with the snap-in infant car seat, the front to back double, the umbrella stroller, the jogger, the double jogger. And then there was the red stroller. It was an extravagant purchase for a fourth child. More for me than for her. But [...]

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