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Despite Political Rhetoric, America Does Not Encourage Couples To Have Children Jul. 31, 2024
Iowa's Gov. Kim Reynolds recently stated there is "no cause more worthy than protecting innocent unb... Read More
Getting to the Bottom of the Diaper Crisis Aug. 02, 2023
For those who have never had to buy diapers, it might be easy to wonder what all the stink is about ... Read More
What If Day Care Workers and Business School Professors Swapped Salaries? Jun. 07, 2023
The pay scale for educators is topsy-turvy in this country. Business school professors are paid over... Read More
The Pandemic Is Over but the Sickness Has Just Begun Sep. 24, 2022
The pandemic is over. How do I know? Not because COVID has gone away — no, I realize that man... Read More
Parenting Is Above All Other Jobs, Depending Jun. 23, 2022
What do you think of day care in this country? In your local area? Have you ever needed day care? Be... Read More
Politicians Claim To Support Kids, so Why Nix a Spending Bill That Does It? Oct. 28, 2021
Most of the developed world lavishes parents with help in raising children. America is almost alone ... Read More
In Biden's America, everyone is entitled to everything Jul. 20, 2021
Despite its liberal tendencies, The Washington Post editorial board once acknowledged that in a demo... Read More
Who Could Possibly Oppose Universal Pre-K? May. 06, 2021
Subsidized day care and universal pre-K are goals that sound so wholesome only a ghoul could oppose ... Read More
3 Top Tips for Separation Anxiety Mar. 23, 2021
Around the first birthday, many kids develop separation anxiety. Knowing this is normal probably doe... Read More
Mitt Romney Tries to Save Policymaking Feb. 11, 2021
It may be coincidence that the best policy idea to come out of the 117th Congress was offered by the... Read More
Ain't We 'Deplorables' Deplorable? May. 19, 2020
So. A Texas day care center can open now. I said "right now." Come Friday, May 22, Texas bars and bo... Read More
Bloody Nose Aug. 12, 2019
Q: I have been having nosebleeds most nights for the last month or so. Thinking it might be a sign o... Read More
Bureaucrats Count Cuddling as Wasted Time at Day Care Feb. 28, 2019
A couple of weeks ago, an early childhood center in Washington state received some attention for tea... Read More
Unwarranted: Elizabeth Warren's Flawed Idea Feb. 21, 2019
Elizabeth Warren, one of the — what is it now, 211? — candidates for president, seems in... Read More
Mom's House of Horrors Feb. 20, 2018
Dear Annie: I am a stay-at-home mom with three children under the age of 6. They currently go to the... Read More
Not a Day Care Sep. 27, 2017
Our college-age population consists mostly of 18- to 30-year-olds, and likewise our armed forces. I ... Read More
How Much Is a Second Income Really Worth? May. 24, 2017
Most families these days assume it takes two incomes to survive. And many would be shocked if they w... Read More
Landing a Job After Certification Nov. 14, 2016
Dear Annie: A year ago, I signed up to do a shadowing certification course at a day care facility. S... Read More
My Daughter as Babysitter and a Miserable After-School Program Apr. 22, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I am a single mother with a 12-year-old daughter. I am currently pregnant with a ... Read More
Life Without Day Care Dec. 27, 2014
Two weeks! Day care is closed for two weeks! I'm getting dirty looks. Currently. At this very moment... Read More
