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Eek! A Man! - All men are perverts until proven otherwise.

The Usual Eccentric: This Is a List You Never Want To Be On - I encourage my dog go to the bathroom in the yards of neighbors I don't like. No matter what, I'm not going to stop.

Put Down That Axe! - Maybe we don't have to worry about global warming or Iran or sun flares. Maybe we all will be dead in 10 days anyway, if my sons keep it up. They just discovered Axe.

The Usual Eccentric: The Time We (Almost) Defeated the Meanest Dog Ever - Old Man Morgan's horse farm sits atop a steep hill on the outskirts of my hometown of Laura, Ohio. When I was a kid, the meanest dog in the world held court there. On a muggy August day in 1996 == the day before the first day of high school --three foolish boys tried challenging that thing.

How To Ruin a Kid's Summer - Forget rain, mosquitoes and mice who get into the marsh-mallows. The fastest and most effective way to ruin this glorious season is to open up the packet marked "Summer Homework."

Lenore Skenazy: Red Rover, Red Rover, Let Kate Moss Come Over! - The chittering of birds, the smell of chlorine, the sting of a shoulder's sunburn. And, of course, the lazy, crazy, hazy days of catwalk prowling and eyelash curling.

W. Bruce Cameron: Dog Words - I've read that an average dog possesses a vocabulary of 200-300 words, which is enough for him to have his own Twitter account. Most people won't buy their dogs a smartphone, though, so you don't see too many canines tweeting their friends unless they have access to a computer.

The Truth About State Fair Food - Summer is upon us, which means a lot of sticky things are, too. Melted Popsicles. Coagulating ice cream. Blood from a mosquito bite scratched too hard. And probably something else: A blob of state fair food.

Kids Home Library: Refreshing New Books for Young Hammock-Sitters - Bouncy, bright summer picture books are a pleasure to share with your young ones on a hammock or a lawn chair.

W. Bruce Cameron: If My Mom Fell in the Yard And There Was No One There to Hear It... - My father is worried my mother might fall down in the yard while he's watching TV because there's no way to guarantee it would happen during a commercial.

Kids Talk about God: How Should We Pray For Our Country? - This column features prayers written by children who participated in a Kids Talk About God Arts Festival at a church in Southern California. They wrote prayers to God for America and drew art to illustrate them.

Dog Talk with Uncle Matty: Wrong Dog in the Doghouse - Usually, when I write of training, I'm referring to a dog. But there are times when only a coin flip can decide who — dog or master — is in greater need of education. This is one of those times.

What if Schools Banned Car Drop-Offs? - Up in Canada, where you'd think the kids would be freezing or mowed down by luges, an entire elementary school's worth of students is now walking or biking to school. Of course, the pint-size schleppers have no choice. The school has banned car drop-offs.

The Vocabulary of a Teenage Girl - Having raised teenage girls, studied them, and even having written a book about them, I still don't know what they are for.

The Extracurricular Activity Kids Need To Succeed - You know what's weird? Parents. Most of us are just trying to do the best we can — which often translates into the "most" we can, as if children in every generation until this one were sadly under-stimulated.

Parents, Back Off - It's not that I don't think parents should be involved in their children's educations. I do. I am! But what we're forgetting is that part of education is dealing with life. And life is not always perfect.

How Do You Entertain an Angel? - "Make sure the house is clean and a pot of potatoes is in the oven," says Alex, 6.

Kids Talk about God - In this case, kids teach us some great lessons. This is for all ages, little ones to great-grandma.

W Bruce Cameron: Food Rules - When it comes to food, my basic philosophy is that I won't eat anything that eats me first. I do understand, though, that there are many people who have religious or moral restrictions on what they can put in their mouths, and my attitude toward them is, "Please pass your sandwich."

'Tween 12 and 20: Cool Advice for Teens and Their Parents - Cool advice for teens and their parents from nationally syndicated columnist Dr. Robert Wallace..

Homework Helpers - This channl helps parents keep their children reading and explains how to check to see if they're on track in school.

Back to Basics - He said, "I remember my wedding day. As we unloaded the van into our little house, I said, 'Babe, this is your and my little world.'" He added, "We've been fighting for the world's championship ever since."

The Day the TV Broke - Ever think what might happen at your house if there was suddenly no television? Writer Steve Goodier has some ideas -- and some intriguing questions?

Tips to Stop Thumb-Sucking - Gracie Salvino doesn't need to suck her thumb these days thanks to some advice given to her mom one day at the YMCA.

Dangerous Dog Food - With so much publicity this year about tainted pet food, we might be tempted to feed our dog human food. Here are ten foods we never should feed a dog.