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Blogs

Working Dad
Parenting: A dad’s view
· Vaccine-autism arguments in court again
· Older moms staying on the job
· Best/worst Push Prize ever

Reader blog: Beast Mom
A parenting blog
· Being Good Is Getting On My Nerves
· Going Rate For Babysitters
· Happy Mother's Day!

Reader blog: The Nanny Doctor
A clinical psychologist's tips on parenting and nannies
· Is There a Nanny Doctor in the House?
· Nanny Cams
· *UPDATED* The Nanny Doctor's BETTER.TV interview!

Reader blog: Adoption Adventures
Musings of an adoptive mom
· Happy Mother's Day!
· Grand Theft Auto IV: Some Thoughts for Parents
· Hurry Up and Wait

Reader blog: The Big Table
Tales of Puget Sound family life
· Living without regret
· A cure for the common colon cancer
· Da Boyz of my life

Reader blog: Chalkboard
A parent perspective on education in Seattle
· Hamsters
· Happy Mother's Day
· How ya gonna pay for that?

Reader blog: Parenting with Pizazz
Putting fun into parenting
· Book Signing Village Books Bellingham
· Celebrate Mother's Day Without Flowers and Candy
· Overprotected kids?

Reader blog: Green Parenting
Planet-wise child rearing
· 2 years of cloth diapers – it gets easier!
· Early Eco-Education book: My Bag and Me
· 70 degrees and coffee grounds

Reader blog: Living with Learning Disabilities
A parents' blog
· Loving Zion - Or, How it All Began
· The WASL and a Waffle
· Genetics

Reader blog: Adventures in Parenting
· Indoor play place opens on Greenwood with free admission this Saturday
· Opting In vs. Opting Out of the workforce; what about the dads?
· Great online resources for getting green

Education headlines

· Traveler sets his sights on higher learning
· Bellevue boy wins national math title
· Scholarship guru teaches kids the ropes
· Seattle Public Schools drops controversial office
· SPU shows children the joys of college
· Superintendent's new plan to set high marks
· Tuition increase approved for community colleges
· Community college students to pay more
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SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008
Mom, you may need to read between the lines
Moms live for those "three little words," and not just on Mother's Day -- but actions speak even louder. Some kids say it with flowers. Others wax eloquent with flying footballs and clogged vacuum cleaners.

The myth of the stay-at-home mom
Women are opting out of the work force to spend time with their children. Right? Wrong.

This mom's keeping her head above water
This will be a Mother's Day to remember for Pauline Walker. She is about to be reunited for good with her daughter after a stretch in prison.

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
Single Shot: Every mother has her flaws -- except for the one you're trying to impress
Remember: When meeting your significant other's mom, it's important to buy into the advance hype.

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
Child care workers in U.S. averaged $18,820 in 2006
Child care workers typically earn less than locker-room attendants and service-station workers, pulling in $18,820 a year in 2006, according to a report released Thursday.

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
TeachTown gives families hope
Jigsaw Learning creates a high-tech option for families desperate to find and afford expensive behavioral therapy for autism.

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008
Video game violence: Do parents overreact?
"Grand Theft Auto IV" is released Tuesday and will surely frighten parents. But how much do we know about what video games do to children? The reality is we don't know enough, some say.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008
Teacher shuns WASL, earns suspension -- and praise
A Seattle teacher's refusal to administer the WASL has earned him a nine-day, unpaid suspension from his job -- and the admiration of anti-WASL opponents around the state.

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008
Working Dad: Two parents minus passion equals an unhealthy marriage for the whole family
What does a modern marriage need? Education.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008
Should parents sleep with babies? A sharp safety debate
PITTSBURGH -- America grossly undercounts the number of babies who suffocate in avoidable sleeping accidents, top medical authorities and child safety advocates agreed in a first-of-its-kind gathering to combat sudden infant death.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008
Small Retail: Health, comfort the aim at shop for urban tots
Urban Kids Play is one of Seattle's latest angles on healthy play, which means little plastic, lots of organic offerings and almost no electronic gadgets.

Articles of Faith: Is message of compassion misleading kids?
The message of Seeds of Compassion to children is that if we practice kindness and are compassionate toward others, problems will be overcome and the world will be a better place. Does such a message really prepare children for life?

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008
Teens who drink are younger -- and more reckless
The legal drinking age may be 21, but that doesn't stop hundreds of teenagers from obtaining and drinking alcohol, according to the most recent Healthy Youth Survey.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008
Working Dad: Finding the right mix of strength and self-control with today's more aggressive girls
Among the new facts of life: Girls are getting more aggressive. How should parents deal with it?

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008
Gregoire approves demise of math WASL
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire has given final approval to phase out the math section of the WASL.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008
Program teaches children power of the pen
The Writer's Workshop is making Seattle children writers.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2008
Babies want to nap every 90 minutes
Want baby to sleep more at night? Increase those daytime naps.

Battle brewing over WASL
Several teachers' unions are poised to pressure the state's top education official to change her stance on the WASL, or risk political opposition to her re-election bid this fall.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2008
Fear weans parents off plastic bottles
Meg Robustelli had heard reports that a chemical in most plastic baby bottles could be dangerous, but she had not done anything about it. That's when her mother stepped in and bought her glass bottles.

Teaching homeless tots the ABCs
Morningsong Early Learning Center provides quality child care to homeless Seattle children. And now it wants to expand.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008
Young mothers don't kick habit long
Young expectant mothers may quit drinking and smoking during pregnancy, but they are back to old habits roughly two years after giving birth, a new University of Washington study of local families suggests.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008
'Frog and Toad' teach a lesson about friendship
"A Year With Frog and Toad," at The Moore Theatre, is a play from which kids and parents can learn a lesson.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008
Stay mum about your favorite child
Dear Carolyn: I have three kids. I love them all.

Working Dad: Rise in childhood mental illness is perplexing
More and more children are being diagnosed with mental illness. But it can be treatable and manageable.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008
Helping at home? Dad's the word
Over the last four decades, dads have taken on a lot more at home. The time they spend on child care and housework alone has doubled, on average, according to a paper released Thursday.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008
Baby Einstein alters claim that its DVDs educate infants
Baby Einstein has revised language promoting some baby DVDs on its Web site, a move critics hailed as a victory in their effort to stop what they say are false claims that the videos are educational.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008
Working Dad: Take baby steps in going green
Without breaking much of a sweat, Seattle parents can take obvious and overlooked steps to shrink their carbon footprints.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008
Picking the perfect kindergarten drives many parents up the wall
With the school enrollment season upon us, parents are obsessing. Take a breath and listen to the experts.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008
Working Dad: Do dads really need support groups?
What's a dad to do? The world of parenting is focused almost exclusively on moms.

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