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NewsHeartless and Pointless: Mom Now Charged in Death of 3-Year-Old Who Fell Off Escalator at Airport in Freak Accident
What a horrible, horrible tragedy -- times two. Jiterria Lightner and her three kids, 4, 3 and 2, were at the Charlotte Airport on their …
NewsChildren Are Becoming Less Active in Their Elementary School Years, Ages 6 to Age 11. We’d Like to Hear Your Solutions
It's no surprise, perhaps, that kids are becoming less active once their school years begin. But it is a surprise that in the Oreo creme …
NewsWhy Are Young Americans Today So Much Less Trusting Than Older People Are?
Maybe it was always thus -- that the older you get, the more trust you develop. That's the most positive spin we can put on …
NewsHow Very Modern: The Post-Halloween NextDoor Discussion of What Kids Were Caught Doing, Thanks to Ring
Margaret describes herself as "a svelte mom of two living in the Midwest who likes to remember the days when mischievous kids were forgiven instead …
NewsWhen Playgrounds are So Boring Even the Kids Hate Them
Do your kids like the plastic playgrounds in your area? Is there an alternative? Share your frustrations -- and fabulous …
NewsCould the Recent Decline in Children’s Reading Skills Be Due to the Decline in Free Play?
This letter wondering if the decline in reading skills could be linked to a decline in plain old playing comes to us from Barbara Chutroo, a …
Heartless and Pointless: Mom Now Charged in Death of 3-Year-Old Who Fell Off Escalator at Airport in Freak Accident
What a horrible, horrible tragedy -- times two. Jiterria Lightner and her three kids, 4, 3 and 2, were at the Charlotte Airport on their …
Children Are Becoming Less Active in Their Elementary School Years, Ages 6 to Age 11. We’d Like to Hear Your Solutions
It's no surprise, perhaps, that kids are becoming less active once their school years begin. But it is a surprise that in the Oreo creme …
Why Are Young Americans Today So Much Less Trusting Than Older People Are?
Maybe it was always thus -- that the older you get, the more trust you develop. That's the most positive spin we can put on …
How Very Modern: The Post-Halloween NextDoor Discussion of What Kids Were Caught Doing, Thanks to Ring
Margaret describes herself as "a svelte mom of two living in the Midwest who likes to remember the days when mischievous kids were forgiven instead …
When Playgrounds are So Boring Even the Kids Hate Them
Do your kids like the plastic playgrounds in your area? Is there an alternative? Share your frustrations -- and fabulous …
Could the Recent Decline in Children’s Reading Skills Be Due to the Decline in Free Play?
This letter wondering if the decline in reading skills could be linked to a decline in plain old playing comes to us from Barbara Chutroo, a …