Advice Columns 1

• Ask Amy: Good Guy Is Punished for Good Deed
• We Were Going to Eat That
• Carolyn Hax: Snooping in Husband’s Texts Just Confirms What You Already Know
• Carolyn Hax: What to Do When You Realize That You Sound Like a Braggart
• Carolyn Hax: A Mother Might Need to Discipline Herself to Pick Her Battle…

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Born Identity

• Things I’ll Do Differently When I’m Old
• 27 Food Names Parents Are Giving Their Babies
• 27 Animal Names Parents Are Giving Their Babies
• Why Do We Have Middle Names?
• Parents of Summer Born Children Will Be Allowed to Start School Aged Five, Minister Says
• Don’t Call Us Snowflakes — I…

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Working in Japan

• Stubbornly Resistant to Change, Japan Is Finally Giving in for the Sake of Tourism
• Drone Curbs Overtime in Japan by Blasting Workers with Music
• Japanese Employees Work So Much That Drones Will Soon Intervene
• Japanese Company Prohibits Employees from Smoking on Their Commute to the Office
• I Tried to Take My Child…

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Free Speech Issues

• How Do You Use an Anonymous Source? The Mysteries of Journalism Everyone Should Know
• Should You Help Your Child with Their Homework?
• The Contradictions of Good Teaching
• The Two Clashing Meanings of ‘Free Speech’
• The Supreme Court Wedding Cake Case Shows It’s Time to…

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Test of Character 3

• How Cool Are You? Personality Quiz
• Are You Self-Compassionate? Personality Quiz
• This Is the Least Common Myers-Briggs Personality Type
• 5 Signs You’re the Oldest Child in Your Family
• You Are Only Ever as Happy as Your Unhappiest Child
• There’s No Guidebook to Help the Unfaithful

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Slices of Life

• What America Is Losing as Its Small Towns Struggle
• Smalltown America Finds Ecstasy at Dollar General
• Photographer’s Spot-On Photo Series Reveals What Women Want from Their Partners
• These Family Photos Don’t Sugarcoat the Everyday Chaos of Parenting
• Photographer Shoots the Same People Going to Work Over 9…

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Popcorn, Pooh, & People Power

• How a Piece of Popcorn Inspired a Hit Children’s Book
• The 10 Best Children’s Books for Adults
• Children’s Books Roundup: The Best New Picture Books and Novels
• Goodbye Christopher Robin Review: Not-So-Cuddly Biopic Reveals the Sadness Behind Winnie-the-Pooh
• Only Children’s Books wit…

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Mother Tongues

• Naming Your Baby in These Foreign Countries Will Give You a Headache
• Parents around the World All Speak “Motherese” to Their Babies
• 6 Traits All Middle Children Share
• Why Your Kids Might Be Able to See Better If They Play Outdoors More Often
• These Are the Best and Wo…

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Now That’s Clever

• People Share Their Kids’ Cleverest Inventions
• 5-Year-Old Puts Artwork Online at Ridiculous Prices But Still Sells Some!
• These 12-Year-Olds Have a Clever Solution to Stop Birds from Flying into Planes
• Dad Comes up with Ingenious Way to Keep Kids Quiet During Soccer on TV
• Dadbag, a Fanny Pack That…

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Back to School Special

• The First Day of School
• What the First Day of School Looks Like around the World
• Why Adults Still Experience Back-To-School Anxiety
• 11 Cool, Funny or Just Plain Strange Patents for Back to School
• Why Is This so Hard for People to Figure Out? The Daily Hell That Is School Drop-Off and Pickup
• A Brief History of Schoo…

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Around Japan 2

• Video: Why Homelessness in Japan Is Different Than in North America
• Homeless in Japan, Part 2: Who They Are
• Japan Is No Place for Single Mothers
• Japanese Survey Picks “Slightly Plump” as the Cutest Body Type for Women
• No, Japan Doesn’t Have a Special Phrase for Mansplainin…

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The Kids Are All Writing

• How Families and Feelings Built Human Culture
• Why Are Children so Annoying? You Asked Google – Here’s the Answer
• 31 Bizarre, Insightful and LOL-Worthy Quotes from Kids
• Photos That Show What Motherhood Looks Like around the World
• New Parenting Trend: Texting Kids from Inside the House

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