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Help a Blogger Out: School and Soap
Posted on30. Apr, 2009 by Brian Reid.
Stacey Garfinkle, the fearless writer of the On Parenting blog at the washingtonpost.com, is trying to get an answer to a couple of questions. If you can help her out, please let her know: 1. Does your school have soap in the bathrooms? 2. Does your school regularly have children wash hands before eating? Send [...]
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Food (or Stats) For Thought
Posted on29. Apr, 2009 by Brian Reid.
Thanks to Jason, who pointed me to this Boston Globe piece from last week, I am only now stumbling upon this absolutely brilliant Families and Work Institute release that details their surveys on what the next generation thinks about work and home. I’ve argued for a long time that Gen X has a completely different [...]
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More on the Economy and Dads
Posted on28. Apr, 2009 by Brian Reid.
Though I find this storyline tiring, I should point out this story from Sacramento on another economy-created at-home dad. (There is video, too.) I don’t mean to denigrate Chris Smith’s choice — I’m thrilled for him — but this gets back to the one-dimensional look at things. I’d love to see reporters start to dig [...]