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Wednesday Reads: Meddling Kids, Grover rocks, and Your Weekly DeVos-station
Howdy Readers! The Weekend was busy busy busy so instead we’ll have an extra jam packed Wednesday Reads. Also it…
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Activities
Should I Take My Kids To See Wonder Woman?
Rarely do I make a point of going to see a movie on the first weekend it is out, but…
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Activism
What Can We Do?
I’ve struggled a lot with the fallout of last November. That evening, my oldest stepdaughter texted me a simple, “dad,…
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Activities
5 Reasons Non-Browning Apples Could Change Your Mind About GMOs
39% of Americans still believe GMOs are worse for your health, but there’s reason to believe that opinion could shift with new information. Limited…
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Activism
No, I’m Not Scaring My Kids By Discussing President Trump
Like many other parents, I woke up on November 9th afraid for the future and struggling to find the right…
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Identity
What to Expect When Your Child is Trans*
Just in case it is not obvious, the post title is a spoof on What to Expect When You’re Expecting.…
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Food
How I Became a Reasonable Mom
Next week in Washington, DC, I’m taking part in a panel discussion on what it means to be a reasonable mom.…
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Ages 10-12 (Tween)
To Monitor or Mentor: A Review of Screenwise by Devorah Heitner
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up Screenwise: Helping Kids Survive (and Thrive) in Their Digital World,…
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Discipline
Cross-Post: It Doesn’t Matter If You Turned Out Fine
Editor’s Note: this post was written by Olivia and originally featured on Skepchick. To read the whole article, and to…
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Activism
Would You Rather…? On Being Called Shill, Whore or Sanctimommy
A couple of weeks ago, Salon published a piece I wrote entitled “Stop telling me I’m poisoning my kids”: Food crusaders,…
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