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Parenting

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Will Daycare Turn Your Kid into an Aggressive Little Monster?

If you’re wondering whether daycare might turn your kid into an aggressive little monster, you’re not alone.

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Boston Has Become a City Without Children

Who needs those pesky strollers on the T? Turns out, we all do.

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How to Live a Meaningful Life Without Religion

In January 2013, I published an article in Boston magazine called “Losing Our Religion” about raising kids without religion. The story started out small, as a […]

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The Homework Wars

It’s summertime. So maybe we can stop overloading our kids with work?

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Coddled, Not Stirred

Why are Boston’s college students so immature when it comes to drinking? Maybe it’s the way we’ve raised them.

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23 Southie Tips for Handling Your Liquor

No. 4: Don’t drink martinis.

Ice skating on Boston Common Frog Pond
Arts & Entertainment

February School Vacation Week Events Around Boston 2016

From free events in the Boston Common to the 21st Annual Bugs Bunny Film Festival, here are 19 ways to spend February vacation week with your kids. […]

Wellness

Judith Forman: I Never Stop Working Out

Judith Forman Age: 39 Occupation: Mission development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Devoted commuter. Single mom of a toddler. Passion: Fitness of all kinds. Runner […]

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Training Our Kids for the Next School Shooter

Whether you know it or not, every school in Massachusetts is preparing children for an attack.

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Arts & Entertainment

What to Do During Winter Vacation Week

—Celebrations at the Museum of Fine Arts— The MFA is offering a variety of programs and art-making activities. Festive Food Walk Love food? Take a […]

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The Obsessive Parents’ Guide to Preschool

A step-by-step guide to finding the perfect fit for your little one.

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Our Kids Don’t Belong in School

Is homeschooling the new model for creating elite kids?

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Spoiled Rotten

We’re lavishing our kids with unwarranted praise, trying to be their BFFs instead of their parents, and giving them anything they ask for. Where have we gone wrong?

Wellness

Baby Buzz

Why are Boston tots drinking so much coffee?

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Big Mother

A wave of new technology now lets you oversee your kids’ ­every move. Which raises the question: Do you really want to oversee your kids’ every move?