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	A week's worth of Barbara F. Meltz, On Parenting [ Click here to search the Globe Archives for more ] -- Barbara Meltz's first book, "Put Yourself in Their Shoes, Understanding How Children See the World" (Dell), is now available in book stores. --
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Assessing a teenager's behavior
(11/29/2001)
For most parents of teenagers, the revelations early this week about a Columbine-esque plot at New Bedford High School boil down to a simple yet heart-rending question: What about my child? Is he or she somehow on a trajectory that could lead to a catastrophic conclusion?

Teachers offer their recommendations
(11/29/2001)
Many toy lists are published at this time of year, some based on safety factors, others on sales and popularity. For seven years, TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment), a national group of early-childhood educators based in Cambridge, has published the only list that focuses on the quality of play that a toy promotes. A toy that makes TRUCE's ''good'' list means the educators think it is likely to engage a child's imagination and enhance development. A toy that makes the ''bad'' list is thought to discourage imagination and undermine meaningful play.

The good, the bad
(11/29/2001)
There are three trends in toys that professional toy-watchers are warning parents away from this holiday season: toys with electronic or computer technology; toys spun off from Hollywood creations, especially ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''; and war toys.

Teaching on diversity, tolerance should start early
(11/22/2001)
Just before Thanksgiving 12 years ago, Marcus McCroskey, then 3, told his mother, ''Someone should have put Christopher Columbus in timeout!''

Monday crash in NYC may fuel fear of flying
(11/15/2001)
As news of Monday's plane crash trickled in, I began to think of my friend Stephanie. On Tuesday, she and her husband and their two sons are scheduled to fly to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving. They go every year, and every year, she's a little nervous. This year, ever since Sept. 11, her 12-year-old son has been anxious, too. I figured the ante had just been upped.