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Third Grader Expelled Because He Made A Hit List
A third grader at a Hamilton, Ohio private school was expelled because of a "hit list" that was found in his desk. The list contained the names of a teacher and several students that he said he wanted to kill. Michael Mayo, the principal of the Immanuel Lutheran School, said that he did not believe the boy was actually going to harm anyone, but...
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They Say: Today’s Kids Are Rude, Here’s Why
Here's the argument: today's kids, so coddled by parents who prize a sizable self-esteem above all else, are turning into rude, self-absorbed little jerks who not only don't take "no" for answer, they've never actually encountered the word. Yes, that sounds about right. A reporter on MSNBC writes that experts say kids these days are ruder tha...
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How To Say No To The Kid Selling You Something
Let's face it, no matter how bad the economy gets, there's always going to be a kid knocking on your door with something useless to sell. For Scouts, for church, for school, for the poor starving children in Ethiopia (so they can finally get a break from Mum harping on about cleaning their plates). And, if you're anything like me, you buy it...
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On Taking The Kids
When I was doing last-minute planning for our D.C. trip to Obama's inauguration, I saw on a few websites that a great many people were bailing on the trip because it seemed too hard to bring the kids. It was going to be cold and crowded. There would be no heated areas, no changing tables. The ticketed areas banned strollers and food. Some commen...
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Kids: Bringers Or Destroyers Of Marital Happiness?
So, does a child bring greater love, happiness, and intimacy to his or her parents, or is having children instead a marital challenge only the strongest can endure? According to several new studies (discussed in a recent New York Times health column) marital happiness declines when children are born, and stays low until they grow up and leave the h...
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They Say: Kids Need To Be Taught To Handle School Stress
Could teens who turn to drugs and alcohol just be plain old stressed? A new study out of Britain states thirty-six percent of kids who were stressed about exams, peer relationships and the volume of homework turned to drinking to drown their sorrows. Another sixteen percent smoked cigarettes, while six percent used drugs to make the stress go up...
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Alternative Medicine Can Help Kids Too
Generally I am kind of wishy-washy on alternative medicine – I am not one of those people who believe everything they read on the internet and are washing down colloidal minerals with an acai-pomegranate cocktail. But I do take fish oil every day and have used both valerian and St John’s wort to good effect. I thought this story on CNN disc...
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When Every Day is Bring Your Kid to Work Day
Forget maternity leave. Don't bother with daycare. Just bring your children to the office with you every day.That's a reality for several parents described in this New York Times story, including the head of a Manhattan investment boutique who has equipped her daughter with a playroom just outside her office where the girl can spend the day...
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Kids and Music: Where’s Your Line?
I must have mentioned my very "Footloose" upbringing before: We weren't allowed to listen to the radio because our parents were worried about our exposure to sinnin' lyrics. The result was that my sister and I were glued to the radio whenever we went to a friend's house. And because of this, I probably err in the opposite dire...
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