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A financial literacy class inside the Nueces County Jail is helping inmates rebuild their lives, gain confidence and prepare for a future beyond incarceration.
After growing up across countries, I knew I wanted my kids to be multilingual — fluent in Dutch, German, and English from ...
I spent nearly a decade studying child development and supporting families, and still felt violently humbled by becoming a ...
A reader faults her husband’s relatives for not teaching their young children any English, which she worries may make for an awkward holiday visit.
My kids have the enduring knowledge that my love for them goes well beyond just one day ‒ and that magic, wonder and awe can ...
The first commandment is: Don’t blow up. Don’t jump from the table and run for your room, hot tears splashing the floor. Your ...
How children react to getting presents is partially linked to temperament: how children experience, perceive and interact ...
After noticing how often single chairs were left on the curb in her neighborhood in Lawrence, Kan., Cara McDonald had an idea ...
“Shopping for others is a way for them to understand the thought, budgeting and effort that goes into gift-giving, and may have some more impact when they open gifts,” Kerry Maunus, co-founder of ...
My kids have the enduring knowledge that my love for them goes well beyond just one day ‒ and that magic, wonder and awe can ...
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