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March 1, 2004

Challenging Journey: Food Allergies

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The story of one family's experience with learning how to care for their son, who has severe food allergies. 

June 16, 2003

Priority One

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Tom Mayer writes about the decision to become an at-home father.

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October 4, 2002

Table Talk

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Talk may be cheap...

July 1, 2002

Not An Interloper

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House-husband. Primary caregiver. At-home parent. Full-time dad. All these terms are descriptive, but I usually describe myself as an at-home dad.

May 25, 2002

Teens - Provide and Advocate

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This article is the last of a five-part series designed to share parents' 

April 25, 2002

Model and Consult

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Teens must have ever increasing opportunities to practice reasoning and decision making: “In order to strengthen their decision-making skills, teens need environments that prese

March 25, 2002

Teens - Guide and Limit

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    This is the third in a series of articles in which parents of teens share the

February 25, 2002

Teens - Monitor and Observe

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This is the second in a series designed to share parents' experiences with raisin

January 13, 2002

Raising Teens

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Do you ever read parenting advice from experts and wonder how to actually put the recommendations to use in real life?

October 4, 2001

Motherhood and Advocacy, Complementary Roles

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Less than 20 miles from Washington, DC, there are 6600 acres of protected lands on the Mason Neck peninsula along the Potomac River.

June 1, 2001

Stealing Home

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In the beginning, he was nervous and unsure -- afraid of making a mistake. The brand-new gym shorts and T-shirt bore no telltale signs of an athlete.

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January 1, 2001

The Irreducible Needs of Children

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Book Review of The Irreducible Needs of Children, by The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn, and Flourish by T.