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Brain+Body
Smart Cookie Designer Rebecca Finell discusses running a business and raising a family. Plus, child-friendly resorts in Antigua, carpooling etiquette, and a vaccine you need to know about.
Style+Beauty
Natural Selections A new crop of organic cotton toys, blankets, and clothing for baby proves that being green is easy&emdash;especially on the eyes.
Style+Beauty
Feet First Animal-print high-tops, Velcro Mary Janes, and other back-to-class kicks that will keep kids on their toes.
Travel
Road Trip: Mid-Atlantic U.S.A. Drive through rural New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware to escape the urban frenzy and bring history lessons to life.
Style+Beauty
And They're Off Shoo away the back-to-school butterflies with the season's sharpest styles.
Home Front
Vision in White With sofas, rugs, and ottomans now available in high-tech stainproof fabrics, parents don't need to be afraid of the light.
Food+Parties
Your Better Halves From crisp BLTs to comforting turkey presses, six ways to celebrate the sandwich-and get your kids running to the table.
Food+Parties
Live and Learn A Brazilian surf camp, plus an archaeological dig, a cooking class, and 11 more family trips that teach.
Style+Beauty
Great Lengths You don't have to get the mom chop: Inspiration for styling long locks, and products to keep them manageable.
Food+Parties
Thrilled to the Bone With a towering T. rex looking on, a group of kids celebrate a birthday at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Food+Parties
Sneak It In: Lentils Three chefs—who are also parents—create tempting recipes for these tiny legumes.
Brain+Body
A Bit of a Stretch Yoga can be beneficial for kids' minds and bodies&emdash;but only if it's done correctly.
Brain+Body
Girl, Interrupted What triggers early-onset puberty, and how parents and kids can cope.
Style+Beauty
Bag of Tricks Ease into the school year with a two-in-one concealer and mini face wipes that freshen you up at 8 A.M.
Home Front
Ask Mrs. Young How to remember the man you fell in love with when day-to-day squabbling is giving you amnesia.
Gear+Goodies
Flair Supply Crayons, pencils, and paints that allow young masters-of any age-to boost their artistic ambitions.
Brain+Body
Lesson Plan A breakdown of the most popular educational approaches, to ease the stress of choosing the right preschool for your tiny student.
Brain+Body
Reading: Naming the Sadness Books that tackle the melancholy that often comes with having a newborn.
Entertainment
Reviews The best toys, books, games, CDs, and TV shows. Plus, Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction on children's music and performing for young audiences.
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Style+Beauty
School Shoes The best back-to-class kicks.
Travel
Fall Travel From the mid-Atlantic's historic back roads to a day in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Travel
Fall Festivals Lawn-mower races, pigs on parade, and more.
Style+Beauty
Back-to-School Style The season's sharpest styles.
Home Front
At Home If you have a little animal lover at home who likes to read, be sure to check out these recent ASPCA Book Awards winners.
Food+Parties
Theme Party Seaworthy fish 'n' chips recipes
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