“you should let your kids fail. You don’t need to save them from everything."
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"his joy in this learning is palpable"
Even before Brody had been on a roller coaster, he was fascinated by them. When he was eight years old...
"...he chose cooking. I had to fight my inner demons that said "that's for girls"
The local community college has a Saturday Kids to Kollege program. They offer classes for 5 – 14 year olds....
"Have I already failed my kid in some way?"
Last year, right around the time we were writing Prepared, I was back in California for work and had dinner...
"Am I exposing my kids to patients who have coronavirus?"
Here’s the dilemma Andrew and Veronica are facing in Clovis, California. As a general contractor, Andrew doesn’t get paid unless...
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