Subject: On Parenting: Saying your house is messy because you play with your kids is a privilege
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Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 12:00:29 -0400

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ON PARENTING

SAYING YOUR HOUSE IS MESSY BECAUSE YOU PLAY WITH YOUR KIDS IS A PRIVILEGE
It's so cute that you think a messy house means happy kids. In my case, it would mean nothing of the sort. 
By Stephanie Land
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LESSONS FROM &#8216;THE GOONIES,&#8217; AND FROM THE LOSS OF UNSUPERVISED TIME FOR KIDS
My son wanted to know why the Goonies were allowed to travel so far without parental supervision. This was something that seemed so natural to me as a child that I never gave it any notice, but Tristan, a boy being raised in 2016, didn’t know that wandering the neighborhood with friends was an option.
By Clint Edwards
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WHY I LET MY THIRD-GRADER DYE HER HAIR BLUE
My daughter wears red cowgirl boots to match her blue hair. I don’t get how they go but I nod anyway. She loves her look.
By Melissa Scholes Young
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I SEND MY KIDS TO SLEEP-AWAY CAMP TO GIVE THEM A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN LIFE
With under-employment and a stagnating labor market looming in their future, an all-around, sleep-away summer camp is one of the most competitive advantages we can give our children.
By Laura Clydesdale
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I LET MY STEPDAUGHTER FIND OUT THE SEX OF MY BABY, BUT HAD HER KEEP IT A SECRET FROM ME.
What sort of creature is a pregnant stepmother? When I was five months pregnant, someone at a nail salon asked how many children I had. I didn’t even think about it. “None,” I said.
By Jennifer L. Hollis
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KIDSPOST
WHAT DO DOGS KNOW? ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ’S JOB IS TO FIND OUT.
The animal scientist shares what she has learned in her new book, “Inside of a Dog.”
By Mary Quattlebaum
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