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June 24, 2024
Edith Olmsted
South Carolina to Launch Biggest Censorship Campaign Yet
The South Carolina state superintendent of education is about to gut school libraries.
June 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Louisiana Obliterates Separation of Church and State With Wild New Law
The Bayou State just got one step closer to Christian nationalism.
September 2, 2021
Aaron Regunberg
Climate Change Means Teaching Kids to Love What They Might Soon Lose
Will my son grow up with monarch butterflies?
February 17, 2014
Jessica Grose
Why We're So Obsessed with 'Natural' Childbirth
A new history of Lamaze explains the origins of the mythology
December 3, 2013
Hilary Levey Friedman
The Wild, Unregulated Business of After-School Programs
How well do you know that soccer coach or piano teacher?
November 15, 2013
Alice Robb
China's One-Child Policy Has Had Some Surprising Consequences for Kids
September 20, 2013
Mark Oppenheimer
I Have Nothing Against Classical Music—But That's Exactly My Point
September 17, 2013
Mark Oppenheimer
Stop Forcing Your Kids to Learn a Musical Instrument
August 1, 2013
Chloe Schama
The Best Thing You Can Do Before You Have Kids: Get a Dog
May 8, 2013
Mark Oppenheimer
"Daddy, What's a Sperm Donor?"
This is the question I fear most
April 3, 2013
Mark Oppenheimer
Raising Children Requires Outsourcing
All parents do it, whether they realize it or not
March 5, 2013
Mark Oppenheimer
Making Time for TV
Why parents who love television should let their kids watch, too

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