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I’m generally inclined to consider computer technology a danger, at least as far as children are concerned. This position, of course, has been reinforced by doctors and psychologists. Doctors, because computers and the like make for sedentary, and thus unhealthy, children. Psychologists, because children need to engage in creative play with other […]

I am old and sheltered. Other people have been listening to U2 for years. In fact, they are old. But I didn’t listen to a whole song until this year. And I know, some people find them profound, others find them pretentious. But that’s not the point of this post.
A new friend gave me a […]

Here’s how to take two recently adopted preschoolers on vacation.
Step one: Before you travel anywhere for the first time, buy matching rolling duffels for the whole family. Let the children choose their own colors, so they see that, even though they’re part of a “matched set” of people, they are still permitted free choice. Rescue […]

He was born two weeks late. His dad had been home on the due date. Now he was hours away, in charge of a camp. Long before cell phones, a telephone call somehow got through. He drove all as fast as he could.
They didn’t have any courses in parenting. Not many books. Just a war […]

by Stu Mark

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