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Parenting

The author makes shakshuka in a cherished pot.
Posted inParenting

Old pots and pans lose their shine, but memories don’t fade

by Julie Levine July 24, 2018July 24, 2018
Children and workers at a tent encampment recently built near the Tornillo Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas, June 19, 2018 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

Looking to a 16-year-old border detainee for a ray of humanity

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein June 25, 2018
Sophie and Samuel when times were simpler
Posted inColumns

Motherhood has earned me a Ph.D. in waiting

by Julie Levine June 18, 2018
President George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law in 2002
Posted inColumns

Why has kindergarten become what first grade used to be?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein June 4, 2018
Julie Levine's daughter
Posted inColumns

She used to ask about fairies. Now she’s ready to fly.

by Julie Levine May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Finally asleep. Thank God!
Posted inColumns

As a new parent, I craved routine

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein May 4, 2018
(Photo/Wikimedia-Holger.Elgaard CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inColumns

Our grandson will be raised Catholic. How can I help my distraught husband adjust?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler April 30, 2018April 30, 2018
Morah Kathy with Nicki Gilbert’s children at Gan Mah Tov Preschool in 2014
Posted inColumns

My kids’ preschool teacher left an impression and beautiful legacy

by Nicki Gilbert April 27, 2018April 27, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Lucélia Ribeiro CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inColumns

The games people play — and the ones my 5-year-old inflicts on them

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein April 9, 2018April 9, 2018
One of the columnists' kids, staring at a screen. (Photo/Nicki Gilbert)
Posted inColumns

When my kids gaze at their tiny screens, I want to scream!

by Nicki Gilbert March 13, 2018

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