Couple's baby dies while they raise virtual child

Korean authorities arrested a couple for allegedly allowing their 3-month-old daughter to starve to death while they nurtured a virtual child online.

Mean girl behavior begins at early ages

Whether this is new is a debate among behavioral specialists.

Lying mom targets the new kid in town

How can you convince a big group that someone is lying?

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It would help kids 10 and older if they had some prior knowledge of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass," because Tim Burton's fresh and often miraculous take, which mixes live-action with all sorts of digital effects, moves beyond the two books while incorporating most of the original characters.

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Couple's baby dies while they raise virtual child

March 8, 2010
After a five-month chase, Korean authorities last week arrested a couple for allegedly allowing their 3-month-old daughter to starve to death while they nurtured a virtual child online. Kim Yoo-chul, 41, and his partner Choi Mi-sun, 25, both of whom were...
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Will the real child-free movement please stand up?

February 24, 2010
This week's online discussion about an idea as harmless as flat hot dogs (bologna, several witty readers pointed out) brought out a segment of wild-eyed folks who give the child-free movement a bad name. The people on the "Bratfree" chat...

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Momicillin

You know those days (weeks, months) when you’re bogged down with everyone else’s needs and wants? When you’re fixing a million meals and washing your kids’ mountains of clothes and dealing with their emotional meltdowns, wondering, what have I done? Why did I decide to embark on this family thing? It sucks. I have the antidote. Assuming you’re lucky enough to have owned some video recording device over the past several years, that is.

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My 14-month-old son loves to hit people's faces, but it hurts! How can I work with him to get him to stop?
-- South Boston Mom, South Boston

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Aside from the usual chaos of a household with children, our particular arrangement turns out to pose a special problem: It is often challenging to find a wintertime activity that all four of us will enjoy.

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When in Rome

A family readies for a teen daughter’s trip to Europe.

Sunday's Child

Jorge relishes games, sports, church, garden

Jorge relishes games, sports, church, garden

Jorge is 13, outgoing and friendly and interested in many things. He has a good sense of humor and likes to laugh and joke around with others.

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The state Department of Early Education and Care lists all licensed programs - family child care, center-based and school-age.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children, whose accrediting process of center-based programs and preschools is a widely-accepted proxy for quality, lists accredited programs.