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Cycling Into Fatherhood
The simple machine is an inexpensive, self-sufficient, healthy means of transport, plus it can also instill a powerful feeling of freedom and love of the outdoors into your children.
The Magic of Christmas
When my children were born I pondered how to handle the whole Santa Claus thing. Should my husband and I lead them on with stories of St. Nick and hooves on the roof?
A Bowl for a Drum, a Broom for a Bass: Nurturing Imaginative Play
Nicholas wants to have more, in part, because there's more to have. But buying more toys can flat line a child's imagination.
Real Boys Play with Dolls
After growing up in the rural south, steeped in traditional gender roles, one dad realizes that boys who have dolls make for tender fathers.
For Reals
I had a free afternoon but could find no one available to meet me for a cup of coffee. I was bemoaning my frustration when my daughter Kathryn spoke up. "Can I go for coffee with you, Mom?"
Colors of Love
"The baby on the card is brown," she answered, staring at my pallid, white English skin that had just survived a long Missouri winter. 
Children and Social Networks
With pornography, profanity, and exposure to sexual advances, parents are expressing their concerns about their children and online social networks.
Candy Experiments
A creative mother finds an educational use for Halloween loot. And her kids are eating it up!



Olive Oil Cake with Orange-Lavender Syrup
A deceptively simple, deliciously tender, not-too-sweet cake that pairs brilliantly with the flavorful syrup.

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Any birthday party ideas for 6yr old girl? Budget friendly posted by northerngirl, 01-15-2012 04:25:26 AM
9yo OCD thoughts - saying sorry to everything - clothes, paper, etc posted by greenmom17, 01-14-2012 03:44:53 PM
Ideas for dealing with anger in a five year old? posted by MacKinnon, 01-14-2012 06:25:29 AM
6yo so negative and whiney posted by Abarat, 01-13-2012 03:49:27 PM
Preschool difficulties posted by Dazedstella, 01-13-2012 02:00:28 PM