#Kids

Most families become complacent within one generation. There are multiple causes for this: 1) the children are now on a safe path, and doing the safest things is the best.
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Today I’m working on the book with @MichaelRosenYes and I’m writing about ‘slang’ (a term I contest) and children’s social language. What words did you use as a kid? Which
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the guy on here who wouldn't help his kid get lunch for six hours because he was working on a puzzle is a good example of how parents have tyrannical
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Here's one thing I told myself immediately I knew for sure I was getting separated - I'm absolutely not raising these kids alone. I know one would think that was
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The kid is autistic and has really just started learning to do things alone. Within the last year, he started getting dressed alone. Within the last few months, he's started
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My dad (stepfather) got with my mom when she had 2 kids and was pregnant with me. Not only did he step up to the plate, he's been my biggest
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New post & thread: Census Bureau data shows that nearly 1 in 5 adults report that kids in their household are not getting enough to eat. This is shocking. https://www.cbpp.org/blog/boosting-snap-needed-to-reduce-hardship-long-term-effec
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#FathersDay can be very hard for many out there. I know. For most of my adult life, I was estranged from my dad and did not have children. It
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Kids are playing a video game with friends on a voice call. One of the kids dads is a little strict no they have to behave in some ways, like
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Imagine being 16 years old, lying about your age to the government, joining the marines, storming the beaches in Normandy, surviving the carnage, pushing inward fighting nazis, conquering the beast,
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I'm reading the incredibly extensive and exciting Woodstown Conservation Plan today and saw a Viking themed playground mentioned. These would be amazing playground themes to incorporate! @AbartaGuides https://twitter.com/WeArePlayscheme
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Our son turns 18 tomorrow. Parenting journeys are rarely perfect but almost always fun. Parents make many mistakes, learn several lessons and in the process get reacquainted with life itself.
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Why do people defend abolishing ‘Work Hard Be Nice’ for kids? KIPP did NOT reform their motto to ‘Work Hard Be Kind’ as if the Michaela motto is somehow better.
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One of the hardest things about emergency remote teaching was trying to reassure my students when I was falling apart. Sudden bouts of crying, fears that my husband was going
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One thing I wish I hadn't done as a parent is make a big deal raising "all boys."I thought I had three boys and I made it a part of
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for BHM i'd like to bring up EA's new Skate studio & how modern skate culture owes a lot to Lupe Fiasco's Kick Push, the Pharrell-BAPE-Ice Creams ecosystem & OFWGKTAa
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