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Diego and Dora and Olivia, Oh my! (How much TV watching goes on in your house?)

What's the difference between sage parental advice and annoying lectures?

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Advice v. Lecture

She would look at you with those eyes.

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Sparing the Rod

It was just supposed to be a quick trip to Target for baby wipes. And, you know, all the other things you end up buying at Target when you're there, but I SWEAR, I was just going to dash in and dash out. As well as you can dash with two toddlers in tow.

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Meltdown in Aisle Five

I’m two months un-pregnant and I’ve decided it’s time to get things back a little closer to normal. This includes but is not limited to eating healthful foods, showering regularly, wearing real clothes from time to time, and not letting the Wii raise my children for me. read more

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Please Can You Play Lego Batman?

Lately Magoo’s been teaching us a lot. He watches Dinosaur Train on PBS and then quizzes us on the food preferences of the various extinct species. He likes to teach me — repeatedly — to count to 10 using his fingers, toes, sticks and whatever else is available.

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Lessons from Magoo

Some days I rue the fact that I’m raising children in the digital age, with a seemingly endless range of cyber-dangers looming on the horizon. It overwhelms me, sometimes, and I’d like to herd them into a remote cave where they can only encounter well-mannered unicorns and butterflies who do not have Internet access.

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Digital Parenting

It seems like every other month or so my son decides to spend time in the Little Imp Gym, working out his “NO!” muscle and running Escape from Mommy sprints. I don't know what it is — Grandma Withdrawal Syndrome since coming home from our trip?

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The Discipline Dilemma