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How to talk about sexting with your tween or teen

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Sexting. Some parents have difficulty just saying the word, never mind admitting that their child might – just might – be participating in it.

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"You've got to bet on yourself. Be rad. Be free."

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A freestyle conversation with Ryan Miller, film composer and lead singer of Guster, about fatherhood at the intersection of a creative career.

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"Inside Out" director, Pete Docter talks research, science and emotion with NPR's Fresh Air

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37 ingenious summer learning resources for your kids

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Kids lose 22% of their academic skills over the summer. Help them avoid the dreaded summer slide with these top-rated apps, websites, books, clubs, and camps.

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Three perks of young parenting

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There are tons of reasons why being a young parent is awesome. But three stand out as the foundational perks of the job.

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5 links to share with your curious kids (week of 6/12/15)

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Mo'ne Davis and the Anderson Monarchs using America's pastime as a bridge to the future

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5(ish) links for parents 6/5-6/12

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My family dinner fails, as told by 'Orange is the New Black' GIFs

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I want to enjoy feeding my children. I want to be good at it. But it just never seems to work out that way. These GIFs explain what I mean.

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Sesame Street benefits kids as much as preschool, study finds

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How Becoming a Parent Made Me “Better” – In Totally Unexpected Ways

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More accepting, more generous, more helpful. To some degree, becoming a mom has had these sorts of effects on me—I think—but it’s also changed me in other ways that I appreciate even more.

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37 Difficult Questions From My Mixed-Race Son

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Getting the Kids Involved Means Letting them Participate 

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This 75-Year study proves that the only thing that matters in life is relationships.

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10 Lifehacks to Become a Better Parent than Anyone Else, Ever

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I've learned a number of time-saving, life-affirming, world-changing tips that will both save time and affirm life while simultaneously changing the world.

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Parenting, Not for the Moment, But for the Long Haul

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Confession: my car is a dumpster on wheels. And I’m ready to be ok with that.

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The wayback, as we refer to it, is an ever-changing cornucopia of cast offs. It’s like a 7 layer dip of things that left the house with intention and have fallen into some sort of trunk purgatory.

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Is bug repellent safe for kids? Plus, suggestions for what works.

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Talking social media dos and don’ts for grownups and kids with VPR

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Rewriting the playbook for learning: Mimi Ito on Minecraft 

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A story of fatherhood, punk rock, and a surprising family legacy

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We talk about making music, fatherhood, and a surprising family legacy with Bobby Hackney Jr. of the punk band Rough Francis.

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5 links to share with your curious kids (week of 6/6/15)

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Top 5 links for parents 5/29-6/5

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A handful of things you may have missed this week.

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3 women share how their creative work evolved with motherhood

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We profiled three mothers who are making amazing art for the #100DayProject about how parenthood has changed their relationship to creativity.

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