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Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development How to get your child to eat vegetables

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Given the recent interest (and sales) of books on "deceptive" cooking, I suppose we could call this a million-dollar question. Like most others I know, we began with the basics, like starting our baby on a diet of pureed vegetables, graduating her to finger foods like steamed carrots, asparagus and broccoli (all of which she ... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Working Parents Stay at home vs. working moms: Why the debate is irrelevant

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Like many women, I have been both a stay at home and working mom, and it is easy for me to see why this debate is not only irrelevant, but also insidious, because it pits one set of mothers against another. Parenting and profession are not mutually exclusive, especially in current times where single mothers are a growing cons... More..

Relationships & Family > Dealing with Problem People How to tell people their behavior is unacceptable to you

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Not something I look forward to, but sometimes it is a necessity. So the question really is : what is the nicest, most effective way to say something that is unpleasant to the ears of the listener? Here's how I would do it:1. DO I HAVE TO SAY IT?People have different tolerance thresholds, and what may pose a mere nuisance to ... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood Considerations before becoming a parent

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When the State of Nebraska approved the "Safe Haven" law in July, it did not expect parents to abandon teenagers as old at 17 at area hospitals, stating behavior issues leading to difficulties in parenting. Nurses mentioned hearing an abandoned child cry out "I'll be good if I can go home!"Four months and 34 children later, t... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Working Parents Playing the "mommy card" at work

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I write this while preparing to pack for a trip I will make tomorrow, leaving home in the wee hours of the morning to catch an early morning flight to travel east. When I return on Thursday evening, I hope to find my daughter awake, so I can read her a book and tuck her in. There are no guarantees. It's a weekday, and she nee... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption Should adoption by those over age 50 be permitted?

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If Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch can have children later in life, why not adoptive parents?We live in an era that demands its own morality; traditional views of right and wrong neither appeal nor apply to degrees of social, political and ethical complexity we encounter. Advances in science and means have blurred traditional... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies What do you think the Obama administration's priorities for transparent government should be?

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As a prominent challenger of the Bush regime's unwillingness to be accountable for its actions, President-elect Obama is likely to prioritize restoring transparency in his government. In a detailed outlook on ethics and transparency reform released by his campaign Reforming Washington: Taking Back Our Government, Obama propos... More..

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2. How to get your child to eat vegetables
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5. Should adoption by those over age 50 be permitted?
6. What do you think the Obama administration's priorities for transparent government should be?
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