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Ask The Doctor and The Dad

Ask D+D: Should I cry in front of my children?

Today’s “Ask the Doctor and the Dad” question has been a long time coming: Is it okay for parents to cry in front of their kids? And does it make a difference whether it’s a mom or dad doing the crying? I usually manage to keep my emotions in check, but not this week. – […]

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Playtime!

Playtime! Activity: Riddle me this

Remember trying to solve riddles back when you were a kid? No, not the riddle of how to tease your bangs taller than Lisa Turtle’s or how to do that two-man Kid N’ Play dance without falling flat on your face. We’re talking about those brain-bending word puzzles that force you think about a problem from […]

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The Junk Drawer

Ashton Kutcher wants you to be the (diaper) change

We don’t always agree with everything Ashton Kutcher does. This hat–‘stache combo is a perfect Exhibit A: But we do find ourselves totally on board with the Two and a Half Men man, Dude Where’s My Car? dude, and Punk’d punk when it comes to one thing: It’s hard to find a diaper-changing table in […]

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The Junk Drawer

Gender Ain’t Nothin’ But a Chromosome, Says GoldieBlox

Are you one of the approximately 85 billion people out there ((This figure not at all accurate)) who have helped a recent YouTube commercial for GoldieBlox become a viral video sensation? In it, three young girls turn their entire house and all of its contents into an impressively elaborate Rube Goldberg machine, they sing a […]