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Spelling bee champ out-spells Fox News reporter
Last week, I wrote about Lori Anne Madison, a 6-year-old homeschooled student from Woodbridge, Virg., who is...
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Childhood diseases such as measles are returning as parents refuse vaccines for their children. Did you vaccinate your kids?
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Teen Girls and Binge Drinking
Girls younger and younger are drinking heavily...
'GMA' Mom Testers Look at Television Products
Becky Worley discusses what TV products get the...
JonBenet Ramsey: A Father's Regrets
John Ramsey speaks out against "Toddlers and...
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Attachment Parenting the Big Thing in...
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"Bully" doc follows harassed students
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Today's Ideabooks: Kids' Rooms
9 Incredible Treehouses
Is there any child out there who doesn't long for a personal little sanctuary - a...
Thank You for Sharing: The Family Living Room
In a perfect world we'd all have our own space for our own stuff. The kids would...
News & Features
More parents skipping kids' vaccinations
In eight states now, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren't getting all the required vaccines.
Is juice safe for kids to drink?
The FDA might tighten restrictions for arsenic levels allowed in apple juice after consumer groups pushed the agency to crack down on the toxin.
San Francisco losing kids
Despite an intense focus by city and public school officials to curb family flight, San Francisco last year had 5,278 fewer kids than it did in 2000.
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