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Trampolines, Germs and the Kids Who Love Them Jan. 25, 2025
I hate trampolines. Not because I consider the weird faces you make in midair unbecoming, not becaus... Read More
Fun-and-Games Gifts for Kid Campers Dec. 07, 2024
By Nicola Bridges If your kids love camping, they'll love getting gifts of games and gadgets for out... Read More
Create and Play at San Diego's New Children's Museum Jul. 27, 2024
By Nicola Bridges If you're looking for a very special, imaginative, enchanting and entertaining pla... Read More
San Diego Botanic Garden Offers Plants and Play Jul. 20, 2024
By Nicola Bridges San Diego Botanic Garden is an urban oasis for plant-loving adults. Four miles of ... Read More
Not All Adults at the Park Are Predators Feb. 29, 2024
I'm trying not to obsess about child overprotection, but ... obsess I do. Here's the latest object o... Read More
We Made Kids So Safe That It's Hurting Them Jan. 25, 2024
Kids need to climb trees, jump off things and ride their bikes fast. That's what the Canadian Paedia... Read More
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Nov. 28, 2023
While I was driving in the car, I heard an ad on the radio for oven mitts. "Sometimes, taking pants ... Read More
Can You Bark a Few Bars? Nov. 07, 2023
My dog is not a big fan of heavy metal music. He doesn't mind a few bars of country music, and he se... Read More
Parents Just Can't Let Go Oct. 26, 2023
Parents want to give their kids more independence but just can't bring themselves to do it. That's t... Read More
Fast Asleep: 'Cabaret' Sounds a Wake-up Call Jun. 20, 2023
The Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts are as uplifting a place as there is to find onesel... Read More
Let Your Kids Waste Some Time Jun. 08, 2023
Meet Rod Brooks, a guy whose life story embodies the big idea: What we do as kids, just for fun, i... Read More
The Scariest Danger of Summer Jun. 01, 2023
If you want to keep your kids safe this summer, don't focus on stranger danger. (Especially since th... Read More
The Tyranny of Too Much Teaching Dec. 01, 2022
It's snuggly time with your little one, who is not even in kindergarten yet. His little head rests a... Read More
The Fastest, Cheapest Child Therapy Oct. 06, 2022
If we agree there's a youth mental health crisis, can we also agree that "More therapists!" is not t... Read More
Parents, You Can Sit This One Out Aug. 25, 2022
The website Scary Mommy is always on top of parenting trends, and its latest discovery is "sittervis... Read More
Just Go Outside Jul. 14, 2022
It is time to go outside. Tell that to your kids. Tell that to yourself. Tell that to the culture th... Read More
Summer Time Is for Wasting Jul. 07, 2022
With the lazy, hazy days of you-know-what upon us, should you worry about your kids goofing off? Bei... Read More
Don't Let Summer Be a Bummer! Apr. 07, 2022
If you're a parent, it's time to think summer safety ... even though it's only spring. That's safety... Read More
Family Rooms Mar. 26, 2022
Historically, the first family rooms appeared in floor plans about 50 to 60 years ago. This room was... Read More
Putting Profanity in Its Place: Can We Stop Pretending We're Shocked? Mar. 25, 2022
The truth, as we all know, is that profanity is part of the grown-up world. It's in our movies, musi... Read More
