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Screen-Free Week: Turn off that TV and celebrate 鈥� not sufferScreen-Free Week is celebrated 鈥� not suffered 鈥� April 30 to May 6. Studies show that too much screen time, whether in front of the T.V. or an iPad or computer can hurt development and stifle creativity. So unplug and give your kids the gift of a Screen-Free Week.
Love the laundry: embracing the daily dilemmas of raising a teenFor parents of teenagers, the idea that you'd ever love the laundry piles your offspring create can seem crazy. But embrace the moments when you can 鈥� some day soon you just may miss those daily dilemmas of raising a teen.
'American Idol' reaches final 5 by dismissing Elise TestoneThe 'American Idol' roster is down to five contestants at the end of this week after they tried to cover part of the 'Queen' songbook.
Parents鈥� path to true happiness? Embrace your inner childParents sometimes can spend so much time thinking about being adults that they forget the wonders of holding a soft fleece blanket, or creating a castle out of Play-Doh. Perhaps the key to true happiness can be found when you embrace your inner child.
Arbor Day: 5 reasons to plant the family treeArbor Day: The family tree is good for the planet 鈥� 5 reasons to plant one, or more
Top Picks: TEDTalks on Netflix, a family circus on PBS, and moreMartin Scorsese examines the Quiet Beatle, Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem supply old-fashioned country music, and more top picks.- Verbal EnergyTeasing out the truth about wool and dataA verb with ancient roots turns out to be surprisingly useful to refer to making sense of tangled masses of information.
A Wedding in HaitiAuthor Julia Alvarez and her husband Bill travel to Haiti for a wedding 鈥� and then find themselves tied to a country and a culture.
Reader recommendation: The Birth HouseMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Five tips to unplug your kids, get them out into natureUnplug your kids and get them out into nature this spring with these five tips. From chasing a lightning bug, to splashing through puddles, they'll have fun, and maybe even learn something about our planet.
New pink LEGOs for girls enforce Disney Princess sterotypesA new line of pink LEGOs, marketed towards girls, is just another example of the extreme gendering prevalent in children's popular culture, and enforces the Disney Princess stereotypes that have made Disney billions.
Butter + leeks = delicious: Scallops with melted leeks and egg noodlesTry "melting鈥� leeks by cooking them slowly in butter. They鈥檙e a sweet complement to saut茅ed scallops and pasta.聽
'Mein Kampf' will be published in an annotated edition by BavariaThe German state, which holds the copyright to Adolf Hitler's book, will release a new edition in 2015.
Digital Rights Managment to be dropped by Tor and other Macmillan sci-fi booksDigital Rights Management software was originally meant to restrict pirating of e-books, but many complain because of the restrictions it places on users.
NBC shows: Which will be canceled?'30 Rock,' 'Community,' 'Up All Night' and other NBC favorites face an uncertain future.
World of Warcraft unites mother, son miles apartWorld of Warcraft online role-playing game kept a mother connected to her son 鈥� and strengthened their relationship 鈥� when he moved 1,00 miles from home. When her son moved 1,200 miles away from home.
10 best self-help books of all timeFrom Benjamin Franklin to Norman Vincent Pearle to Stephen Covey, here are 10 of the best self-help books ever written.
Mother's Day: Consider the life lived in 15-minute incrementsMother's Day: The prosaic detail of a mother's day 鈥� lived in 15-minute increments of cereal, pet-minding, chauffeuring, professional duties, homework, and ... bedtime 鈥� is part what we thank her for.
Crime or parenting? Cops called for kids playing alone in parkParenting styles vary widely, from the helicopter variety to the free range. But a neighbor took the issue into her own hands recently, calling the cops on a dad who left his kids playing alone in a nearby park.
'Game of Thrones': Catch up on season 1Missed the first season, but want to dive in now? Here's what you need to know.
