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Tennessee looks to ‘Mississippi miracle’ as it grapples with stagnant reading scores

Tennessee looks to ‘Mississippi miracle’ as it grapples with stagnant reading scores

Tennessee, which once counted on Mississippi’s worst-in-the-nation reading scores to elevate its own national ranking for literacy, is now looking to its neighbor to the south...

Why 'Sittervising' Is a Trend Parents Need To Know

Why 'Sittervising' Is a Trend Parents Need To Know

Remember during the pandemic when you needed to let your child play alone while you took marathon Zoom calls? Here's your permission to stop feeling bad about it. In fact, a...

Parents, Do You Wonder What It's Like to Have Autism?

Parents, Do You Wonder What It's Like to Have Autism?

Parents, Do You Wonder What It’s Like to Have Autism? What’s it like to have autism? I have often found myself wondering this when out and about with my children, watching them...

A high school student's mural angers parents over what they say are hidden messages

A high school student's mural angers parents over what they say are hidden messages

School district officials and a high school student in Michigan have drawn the ire of parents who allege that a painted mural contains LGBTQ propaganda, a depiction of Satan and...

How to Prevent a Sick Child from Creating a Sick Household

How to Prevent a Sick Child from Creating a Sick Household

Just two days after starting daycare, my daughter brought home the crud. Diarrhea. Smelly, running, non-stop diarrhea that turned diaper changing time into even more of a shit...

Sending DNA Kits to Parents Is Not Providing Solutions—It’s Part of an Upstream Problem

Sending DNA Kits to Parents Is Not Providing Solutions—It’s Part of an Upstream Problem

To many of us living in Texas, it feels like our state legislators are upstream pushing our children into the river.  The famous river parable I refer to shares the story of a...

Are Dummies / Pacifiers OK For Your Baby or Toddler? Here are the Pros and Cons - Sue Atkins The Parenting Coach

Are Dummies / Pacifiers OK For Your Baby or Toddler? Here are the Pros and Cons - Sue Atkins The Parenting Coach

If you’re a new mum  or dad or mum-to-be, the wellbeing of your child is, of course, your main priority and you want your child to have a healthy and happy course of...

28 Toys That Just About Any Kid Would Love To Get

28 Toys That Just About Any Kid Would Love To Get

28 Toys That Just About Any Kid Would Love To Get These toys take "fun" to another level. Taylor Steele— Buzzfeed Shopping Oct 22, 2022, 05:45 AM EDT Popular items from this...

How to Bulletproof Your Second Marriage

How to Bulletproof Your Second Marriage

I was married for 16 years and thought that my marriage was going well. Unfortunately, after two kids, who are now 15 and 13, and lots of good moments, my husband announced that...

Change Can Be Scary for Kids but Here’s How Parents Can Help Them Embrace It

Change Can Be Scary for Kids but Here’s How Parents Can Help Them Embrace It

After a back-breaking day of gutting the kids’ shared bathroom to start a renovation, my husband could not understand why our 12-year-old daughter was so upset. Despite her...

Liberal parents are joining the school culture wars — but conservatives are way ahead

Liberal parents are joining the school culture wars — but conservatives are way ahead

By Tyler Kingkade Liberal parents concerned about the right’s increased focus on school board elections are ready to fight back — but they face obstacles in fundraising and...

Are Pandemic School Closures to Blame for America’s Historic Learning Loss?

Are Pandemic School Closures to Blame for America’s Historic Learning Loss?

This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Forwarded this newsletter? Sign up here to...