My son is lying on the floor on his stomach, resting on his elbows. He can read now and he and his younger brother are looking at a calendar, a free one that my in-laws received from the garden supply shop in their town. He’s writing down the birthdays of each member of our family, his uneven handwriting running over several days at once. He has just finished his brother's in August when he flips the page to enter in his own birthday.

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Before I was a kid person, I was a dog person.

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There is an interesting dilemma taking place in our home with regard to my children's friends. I always enjoy having them over and sometimes spending the night. I definitely prefer everyone hanging out here, where I can keep a better eye on things.

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As I was writing an article about teaching kids how to deal with bullies recently, one thought led to another and I looked up my middle school bully on Facebook.  I must admit that I also looked up a high school bully. These were two girls who had literally made me sick. [...]

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What does the slumping economy have to do with the color of your baby's behind? According to a new report by the Business Insider, one begets the other.

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Is Beyonce faking it? Her bump, that is, not her pregnancy. A gossip website is claiming that the singer, who announced her pregnancy at the MTV Viceo Music Awards recently, wore a "prosthetic belly" in order to make her announcement more "dramatic." Puh-leeze.

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The latest addition to nytimes.com

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A response to a reader's question, from the author of "Following Ezra:

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It’s my pleasure to report that the great “please” experiment of 2011 is getting some pretty pleasing results. Unlike past attempts to get my kids to do a task consistently -- make their beds, stop hitting each other -- this one has actuallyworked, thanks to co …

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 Parents might just need to consult spreadsheets these days to help them pack school lunches and snacks that will keep them out of detention.With the number of children suffering from food allergies on the rise, it can be hard to keep track of different school and classroom …

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