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Research For 'Rents

D+D on PBS: Every Child is a Journalist

As parents, we like to tell our kids they can be anything they want when they grow up. But we don’t often stop to think about all the things they already are right now. That’s right. Even though they may be years away from writing résumés or sweating through job interviews, our children are born […]

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Ask The Doctor and The Dad

Should I take time off work after having a baby?

Today’s “Ask the Doctor + the Dad” question is our easiest one yet: After having a new baby, should I take some time off from work? Whether you’re running a Fortune 500 company, or writing a parenting blog just like this one, we say, without any hesitation at all – YES!!! (See you all next week!)

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The Junk Drawer

7 lessons our kids learned from ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’

“Take Your Child to Work Day” can be a truly enlightening and educational experience for kids in grade school all the way up through high school. By witnessing what goes on inside a real workplace environment, these maturing young minds can see how adults contribute to society, understand how their schooling is preparing them for […]

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Research For 'Rents

Shock jock Mike Francesa shocks no one by saying something shocking

If you’re looking for a babysitter in the New York metropolitan area, you might want to cross Mike Francesa off your list. He’s the sports talk radio show host who completely freaked out this week because Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy missed a couple games to spend some paternity leave with his wife and newborn […]