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Kids are learning curse words earlier than they used to

How do young children learn to swear – and why do they seem to do it at the most inappropriate moments? Recently, a group of parents have become convinced that the Minion toys in ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

My interracial family needs its own action figures

Growing up, I can recall owning only two black action figures in a massive collection that spanned movies, television and comic book characters. There was Lando Calrissian – the smooth talki...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

About birds and bees and PG-13s

Q: Can you suggest a response to a 6-year-old who has read the rating information for a PG-13 (I think) movie and asks, “What are ‘sexual situations’?” A: This is life handing you...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Eight things your college kid needs to know before school starts

In the summer before our kids go to college it is easy to feel that we still have much to teach them as the time slips away. Life lessons and laundry usually top the list of things parents w...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Nationals Park opens lounge for nursing mothers

WASHINGTON – Nationals Park will become a friendlier place for nursing mothers Thursday with the grand opening of a breast-feeding lounge, a private place where moms can feed their babies wi...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Baggage Check: Career change friends disapprove of; brotherly concerns

Q. I am considering a major career switch and am not a young person. My new field will involve additional schooling. I have worked hard to be financially secure and have no dependents, and I...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Many working mothers have more time than they think they do

We know the familiar narrative: Women really can’t have it all, right? You can’t have a big job without sacrificing family life and giving your kids (or your house, or your partner and most ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Does early fatherhood lead to early death?

Could fatherhood literally kill you? Researchers have observed for a long time that men who have children at a young age tend to die earlier. But this finding has been mostly dism...

DATE: Aug 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

On Mr. and Mrs., and tossing Mx. in the mix

Q: I recently went to see Tony-nominated artist Justin Vivian Bond, who has spoken about preferring to be addressed with the gender-neutral honorific “Mx.” instead of “Ms.” or “Mr.” My quest...

DATE: Aug 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

When there's a four-year gap between your first and second date

Hey, girl. I should have followed up. That’s the Ryan Gosling synopsis of an email exchange I had recently. If you’ve ever been single, this has likely happened to you:...

DATE: Aug 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

How carseats killed the carpool

I was in a hot, sweaty parking lot outside a home improvement store, somewhere in suburbia. Four boys younger than 6 were wildly running through the parking lot. My friend was desperately tr...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Great moments in parenting: First dirty word

Q: My 5-year-old son innocently asked me the other day, “What does ‘f---’ mean?” My heart sank as I replied, “Where did you hear that word?” He said that the neighborhood boys had been singi...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family