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Have a private laugh

As a husband of a more-than-busy working mom, I am all-too-aware that my day will never be as busy or as challenging as the super

Motivating through math

Who’d have thought that cute little Winnie Cooper, you know, the actress from the Wonder Years would turn into a math wiz? Danica McKellar is actually much more than that, she’s turned into math guru for young teenage girls thanks to her two books Math Doesn’t Suck and Kiss My Math....
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Moving from rewards and punishment to love and reason

I can’t believe how many different forms of discipline I’ve witnessed during my many years. For five years of my youth I went to a boys-only school in South Africa run by the Catholic order of Marist Brothers where, I’m afraid to say, my behaviour netted me more than a few canings. ...
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Are you a normal parent? The quiz that will tell all

Sure, I'm a normal parent. I have a 10-year-old son who got to spend Father's Day with me this year doing exactly what I've done every father's day for the last 13 years: announce at a race. The poor kid was so exhausted by the end of day he fell asleep leaning against the barricades at the finish line....
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Moms: Find time for books after having kids

Of all of the tips given to me as a mother, the best gem has been this: read while you are cooking. Those words came from my friend Freda, whose boys are now 17 and 21, and whose library puts Chapters to shame....
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A doctor in the house

Introducing a step-by-step guide to help you determine if you need a doctor or not. ...
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It really is simple mom

Michele Borba begins her book 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know: Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids with a few direct and telling questions for moms: ...
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