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Tag: Parenting
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Education in America: School Is for Learning to Read
All kinds of kids, from all kinds of families — rich, poor and middle class — need more help with reading than they’re getting in school.
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Silicon Valley Discovers an Age-Old Child Care Hack: The Neighbors
Otter, a new child care platform, is attracting millions of dollars in venture capital. But can it fix a broken industry?
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More Children Are Swallowing Batteries and Landing in the E.R.
Twice as many kids needed treatment after putting button batteries in their mouths, noses and ears compared with the previous decade, a new study says. Here’s how to prevent it, and what to do if it happens.