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• In-vitro birth at 60 sparks hot debate

  July 2, 2007 in Features on Page B3 When 60-year-old Frieda Birnbaum gave birth to twins in May, it made headlines all over the nation, and sparked a flurry of posts on the Parents Council blog. Debate waged …

• Girls often bully without throwing punch

  May 28, 2007 in Features on Page B3 When I was in the sixth grade, the hip girls would come around and pull on a group of girl’s bra straps to see if they were wearing one. I …

• DAILY DILEMMA

  May 7, 2007 in Features on Page B1 After spring break, most families begin counting down the days until school’s out for summer. But parents of 5-year-olds are already thinking about September, deciding whether or not to enroll …

• Deck stacked in obesity fight

  April 23, 2007 in Features on Page B3 Excerpts from the Parents Council blog this week: Should schools help fight obesity? “We are all so shocked that our nation’s children are obese? Then we close our free neighborhood …

• It’s just good manners: Send a thank-you note

  April 2, 2007 in Features on Page B3 Recently, our 10-year-old son gave a birthday gift to a friend at school. By the end of the day, his friend had written a full-page thank-you note. It was impressive …

• Mothers bathed in guilt

  March 26, 2007 in Features on Page B3 As a freelance writer and contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, I receive story requests each month. The sample chapter titles for the upcoming Chicken Soup for …