Features Standardized testing 101, What every parent should know, by Paige Hobey

Reader essay: Testing irregularities, by Larry McIntyre

Not just a formality: Dressing up kids, by Jill S. Browning

South suburban resource guide

Reader essay: Moving home for my baby, by Alice Hohl

St. Patrick's Day roundup, by Beverly Mendoza

The more the merrier, Vacationing with another family, by Linda Downing Miller

Getting away without the kids, Time alone doesn't have to harm the child, by Kit Bernardi

Reader essay: Traveling with my daughter, by Judith Weinstein

Pass on the Doritos: Junk food in schools, by Megan Waitkoff

No time to play, Schools stuggle to find time for recess, by Haydn Bush

Columns Healthy finances: Setting goals inspires kids Smart Love: Answering readers' questions

Departments From the editor: Lead by example Editorials: Kids as political pawns Feedback: Your letters Short stuff Spotlight: Rock n' roll camp

Kid Culture Books: Dino ditties Tween Books : Sibling, spells and smallpox Video: Stroll down memory lane Music: And the Grammy goes to ...

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