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Statistical Frauds Apr. 15, 2014

Thomas Sowell

The "war on women" political slogan is in fact a war against common sense. It is a statistical fraud... Read More

Divorce Is a Painful Experience Apr. 13, 2014

Mars and Venus

Dear John: I have been divorced for two years now. I did not want the divorce, so it was a particula... Read More

Momma

Apr. 10, 2014

Helicoptered to the Ivies Apr. 03, 2014

Lenore Skenazy

Kwasi Enin, a high-school senior in New York who got in to all eight Ivy League colleges, credits hi... Read More

Entice Middle Graders With These Exciting New Reads Mar. 31, 2014

Kids' Home Library

Smart, fun tales for the 8-to-12-year-olds run the gamut of fascinating subjects. These books explor... Read More

The Peril of Over-Protecting our Children Mar. 28, 2014

Suzanne Fields

Beware the trends in child rearing. Newton might revise his second law of thermodynamics: In every t... Read More

Nature, Nurture, Talents Mar. 27, 2014

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

As a mother, I often dwell on my role and that of my husband in influencing our children. I also thi... Read More

Another Victim of Unemployment: The Family Pet Mar. 26, 2014

Connie Schultz

Starting around 2008, too many calls to Parma Animal Shelter in the Cleveland area began with someth... Read More

Generation Recovery's Big Issue Mar. 15, 2014

Beyond Addiction

There is a man who knows what his 21-year-old daughter in college needs to do to overcome addiction ... Read More

Hipsters Have Children, Too Mar. 13, 2014

Froma Harrop

Disapproving of white urban liberals can be a career for right-leaning sociologists. A decade or two... Read More

Archie

Mar. 10, 2014

Husband Doesn't Talk About His Worries Mar. 09, 2014

Mars and Venus

Dear John: My husband, "Max," will not talk about things that worry him. I guess he thinks if he doe... Read More

Strong Female Role Models Star in New Books Mar. 03, 2014

Kids' Home Library

A slew of brand new children's books highlight inspirational, strong women and girls. "A World of He... Read More

The Old Man and the School Pickup Feb. 27, 2014

Lenore Skenazy

In Sterling, Conn., this week, a great-grandpa picked up the wrong kindergartener from school. The t... Read More

Behavior Problems Can Happen at Any Age Feb. 23, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: Hello, Dr. Rimm. I am from a middle school in St. Louis, and I have chosen social skills for my r... Read More

Why We Can't Have Another Shirley Temple Feb. 20, 2014

Lenore Skenazy

It's lucky Shirley Temple, who died last week, came along when she did. The dimpled darling of the D... Read More

Bunk With Ladder Feb. 19, 2014

Small Spaces

Think vertical. It's the best-kept secret for stretching a floor plan as we often forget about this ... Read More

Board Books Prove Earliest Readers Benefit From Fantastic Art and Creative Text Feb. 17, 2014

Kids' Home Library

Board books don't have to be just classic mommy/baby love stories (not that anything's wrong with th... Read More

Kids Cost Money Feb. 12, 2014

Classic Zig Ziglar

Kids cost money. So what else is new? We know kids are expensive — but just how expensive was ... Read More

Time for Some Activity-Book Fun Feb. 10, 2014

Kids' Home Library

It's the time of year when schoolwork gets more serious, thus the need for lighthearted activity boo... Read More