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Jaye and Em know where the fireflies live. Ask them, and my daughters will tell you: under the cedar trees…

My daughter was always drawn to the water, but for years and years she wasn’t allowed to get her head…

While Disney World has been laid out to give families a fun and happy vacation—filled with rides, shows, characters and…

It was 11:40 a.m. on a Monday. A school break was under way, and 12 hours earlier, the house was…

An inflexible, easily frustrated and explosive child makes life very difficult for both the child and those around him. It…

It’s a Saturday but I woke at 7 a.m. I arrive downtown with seconds to spare, holding a wig and…

When you go shopping for a bathing suit, it’s like stepping in quicksand. You browse the racks and carry armfuls…

Sometimes kids need a shove to get them outdoors. Trees, streams or wildflowers might not have the same hold on…

When I first started having migraines, people were concerned. I was concerned. I was taken to the doctor, put in…

Earth Day, April 22, reminds us every year about the importance of the environment. Many parents are concerned about problems…