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History, mystery and faith collide against stunning Italian vistas in debut thriller

Parents / Mom's Advice / Oct 27, 2025

Debut novel "The Amalfi Secret" by Dean and Catherine Reineking takes readers on a pulse-pounding chase through sun-drenched Italian locales and shadowy halls of power.

This mystery thriller opens on the picturesque Amalfi Coast, where Gabe Roslo meets up with his grandparents for a family vacation. It’s a heartfelt reunion after a year or so...Read more

Three Strange Paths to Not Thinking About You-Know-Who

Parents / Georgia Garvey / Oct 25, 2025

Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit?

Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatching people up and throwing them into vans headed for overcrowded detention centers where they will be held incommunicado and pressured to sign self-deportation orders that abrogate their rights to a fair trial?

Have your lawmakers all seemingly...Read more

Your teen's AI chatbot buddy can be very dangerous

Parents / Parenting News / Oct 24, 2025

When social media first began attracting young people more than two decades ago, parents worried about whether their children were chatting with nefarious strangers.

Now, with the emergence of AI chatbots, parents should worry if their children are being seduced by equally dangerous computer programs.

The use of AI chatbots as “friends” is...Read more

How We Got to Helicopter Parenting

Parents / Lenore Skenazy / Oct 23, 2025

A friend just asked me how we got to this point -- a point that she is miserably in the middle of, beside herself with guilt for missing an afternoon pickup of her kid at school (someone else pitched in!), or for having to cut bath time short to take a work call.

The pressure to be perfect and ever-present, and somehow control every aspect of...Read more