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Nation of Wimps
Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children. But hyper-concern has the net effect of making kids more fragile.
Unadvice, PermaParent Trap
Tutor or Troublemaker?
A parent could fill a gigabyte of mental hard drive with concerns about kids and the Web. But snuggling up to the Internet may not be as damaging as you think.
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