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Even Clingy Homebodies Can Be More Independent

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Until you give your kid a little independence, the notion of letting go can be terrifying. After all, you have been with your child and your child is safe. You have no evidence that if you are NOT with your child, he or she can STILL be safe. . This excerpt from the book Happy

When Your Kid Isn’t a Kid Anymore: What Teens Want, Need, and Can’t Stand

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Give teenagers the chance to start acting like young adults by letting them engage with the real world, says mom of four Kerry McDonald. Kerry a senior education fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom. On Twitter she's @kerry_edu. Set Teenagers Free, by Kerry

Some Strategies for School-Year Success: Please Add Yours!

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People sometimes assume that to "Let Grow" is to shrug and say, "Good luck, kid!" and sally forth for a latte while the child tries to Google Map his way to school the first day. Jessica Lahey, author of The Gift of Failure, knows that isn't so. She sent us a link to her piece

How Would We React If Baby Jessica Fell Down the Well Today?

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"How dare that mom take her eyes off her baby! I hope mama rots in a jail cell every bit as dark and damp as the well!!" That is not at all what America was saying 32 years ago when 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell 22 feet down an abandoned well in Midland, TX. She was