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  • Is Parental Fear of Boredom Overworking Kids?

    Is Parental Fear of Boredom Overworking Kids?0

    Growing up, I knew better than to utter those two infamous words of childhood: “I’m bored.” The reason I rarely uttered them was because I knew that my mother would immediately find some type of chore to “entertain” me with. Today’s kids rarely utter the “I’m bored” phrase either. Only their reason for not doing

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  • Is Parental Burnout Something We Must Live With?

    Is Parental Burnout Something We Must Live With?5

    “Kid-free and career-focused.” If I could slap a motto on today’s trendy women, this would be my choice. It’s a sad indictment of our culture, but an explainable one, especially since parenting is exponentially harder than it once was. At least, that’s the conclusion reached by Kate Thayer in an article entitled “’Parental burnout’ is a

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  • Is Our Second Civil War—also a ‘Forever War’?

    Is Our Second Civil War—also a ‘Forever War’?0

    When the Electoral College meets Monday, it will almost surely certify former Vice President Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. And he will take the oath of office Jan. 20. There is, nationally, a growing if grudging realization of that reality. Yet millions of Americans will refuse to accept the legitimacy

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  • Is Our Education System Putting Our Country At Risk?

    Is Our Education System Putting Our Country At Risk?0

    • August 3, 2015

    Below is the opening statement of “A Nation at Risk,” a 1983 document from Ronald Reagan’s National Commission on Excellence in Education that warned of the urgent need to right the ship of the American education system: “Our Nation is at risk. Our once unchallenged preeminence in commerce, industry, science, and technological innovation is being

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  • Is Our Culture’s Focus on Gender Childish?

    Is Our Culture’s Focus on Gender Childish?0

    One of the joys of being a parent—I have three children, ages 6, 4, and 8 months—is that one gets to witness individual case studies in human nature.     It’s no secret that small children are basically all id. They are capable of warmth and compassion, but those traits often disappear as soon as

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  • Is Organic Food Just a Waste of Money?

    Is Organic Food Just a Waste of Money?0

    If you are debating whether it’s worth it to spend a few extra dollars (each) on the organic versions of your grocery list items, the results are in. And… it’s still a toss-up. According to NPR, a new meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that organics do have higher levels of some

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