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This story caught my eye. I'd heard rumblings before about homeschooling in Germany, but I never fully realized the extent of the situ...

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My husband and boys purchased a cheap red laser pointer this weekend. It was advertised as "fun for pets," and they imagined the...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:36 AM

Last month, I wrote about Britain's Alfie Patten , the 13-yr-old who,it was believed, fathered a child with his 15-yr-old girlfriend. Un...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:39 AM

Notice how I havne't updated the poll for awhile. That's for a reason: I wanted to talk about it before we moved on! Novels won th...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:30 PM

Son #3 just lost his very first tooth. As you can see, he's pretty happy about the whole deal! And what's not to like? When you ...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:54 AM

Liz Atwood at Charm City Moms writes about tween boys today . Specifically, she asks if tween boys are ignored. Apparently, a Google searc...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:07 PM

Check us out at Homeschooling Is Freedom . Debbie often features different families telling their stories, and today, friends, is our day!

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Posted by Unknown | 12:02 PM

Newsweek ran an interesting My Turn essay a few weeks ago. The March 9, 2009 edition featured an essay entitled, " Autism and Educat...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:41 PM

Did you know I once worked the night shift? I did -- and learned that nights have blessings of their own. Check out my guest posting at Nigh...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:44 AM

konnie asked an interesting question after my last post. She'd heard that boys are 3 times more likely than girls to have ADHD and aske...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:36 PM

ScienceDaily (2009-03-18) -- Researchers trying to uncover the mechanisms that cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct di...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:42 AM

The leprechauns were here! Sadly, the boys didn't catch any. One trap -- the fancy, leprechaun-hat themed one -- was found in the garba...

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Posted by Unknown | 2:38 PM

This, my friends, is our rice box. It's the newest addition to our playtime stash and a huge hit with the boys, especially Boy #4, my t...

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Posted by Unknown | 2:01 PM

I voted for President Obama, but I disagree with him about universal preschool. President Obama is a strong supporter of universal preschoo...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:39 PM

Sarah at parentingbytrialanderror.com is giving away a LeapFrog Tag Reading system . This is the system where a special pen can be used to...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:28 AM

Last Wednesday we talked with Greg Wondra, a video game designer at Zindagi Games , about how to get into the video game industry. Today, W...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:57 AM

The issue of boys falling behind in school is attracting attention on the other side of the pond as well. The Times Online yesterday publis...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:14 PM

My boys are duct taping each other to chairs. For fun. Apparently, this is what they do for fun when I'm otherwise occupied. I was on...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:37 PM

There's a cute little questionnairre going around Facebook lately, where you ask your kids questions about you and post the answers for...

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Posted by Unknown | 2:45 PM

A new study out today finds that increasing numbers of teen boys are using smokeless tobacco products, such as snuff and chewing tobacco. ...

0 comments Labels: health, learning, Leonard Sax

Posted by Unknown | 12:30 PM

Got a son who plays video games all day long? He just might grow up to be a video game designer! That's exactly what happened to my bro...

0 comments Labels: careers, learning, Q and A, video games

Posted by Unknown | 9:32 AM

We've turned the calendar to March, and in my house, that can only mean one thing: Leprechauns ! Each year for the past six years, lep...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:29 PM

We exchanged toys today. To prevent boredom (or at least keep it at bay), the bulk of the toys are stored in the basement while a select bun...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:34 PM

My 1st blog award -- courtesy of my sister-in-law and fellow blogger, Heather. (If you're at all interested in infertility or PCOS, I e...

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