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The Overly-Critical Kids Book Review: The Mitten by Jan Brett

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The Mitten: a tale about a sniveling bully who torments his own grandmother, with an improbable side plot about animals peacefully coexisting inside the apparel after which the story is titled.

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How I Found Clarity By Looking Through My Son’s Filter

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My son turned and looked in my eyes as he ascended the plastic grey climbing wall. Clambering to escape me as I advanced on him, his fingers slipped off of each hold and his attempts to elude me were stifled.

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Fourth graders dig up history in their classroom closet

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Top 5 links for parents 5/22-5/29

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6 clever instagram accounts you should be following

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Perfectly filtered selfies and forgettable shots of lattes and lunches are the currency of instagram. But every once in awhile, you stumble across someone who's truly worth following. If your feed is becoming a total snooze fest, check out some of my current favorites.

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5 links to share with your curious kids (week of 5/29/15)

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5 fun, educational links to share with your curious kids curated by Today Box for Parent Co.

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Relationship Advice for Parents: How can we reconnect after a fight?

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Question of the week: "My husband and I have a tough time reconnecting after a fight. How can we just be cool with each other?"

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Read "Don't Call Me 'Mama'"

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Childbirth is finally getting the cultural treatment it deserves

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Ode to "The Village"

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A shout-out to the good friends close-by who weave into the life of our family. That is, our village.

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What's better than a classroom? The woods.

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Books With No Pictures: Using novels to spark your child’s imagination

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Reading novels to your kids teaches them to focus on longer texts while capturing their imagination.

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Delaying cord clamping may have long term benefits

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This is everything your family needs for a night at the drive-in movies

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From bug spray to the best flashlight, this everything you need to plan a family night at the drive-in.

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As a parent, use natural forces to your advantage

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Anyone with kids has probably noticed the 5:00 hour is a portal to the dark side - but this provides a perfect example of using natural forces to your advantage.

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Houzz Tour: A Playful Home Drawn Up by 8-Year-Old Twins

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The Brain Chase Challenge keeps kids engaged with summer learning

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Our interview and overview of Brain Chase, a five-week online treasure hunt / learning competition for kids ages 6-16.

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Being A Parent and a Person. At the Same Time.

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People talk of the downfalls of letting one’s job become one’s entire identity, but rarely speak of the job of parenting in the same way.

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"I was part of a study in the form of a day care that involved monkeys."

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5 new links to share with your curious kids

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Laugh of the day-Matt Lauer Waits In Parking Garage For Anonymous Source On Parenting Trends

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Top 5 links for parents May 15 to 22

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The true story of #DadBod according to math

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I can no longer deny it: #dadbod is here to stay, at least for another month or so, which is forever in Internet time.

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Dear Friend Without Kids

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I still like you. I know we haven’t talked in a long time, but please know that I think you’re really great and wish we could spend more time together.

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