Words

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  Words that don't exist in English

  the idea that a language reflects the experience of the people who speak it has stayed with me.

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  Figuring Out Fatherhood: 5 things you will see at every nativity play

  Dec 13th, 2012

  "So, what is your son in the nativity play?" asks an inquisitive parent, sidling up to you in the...

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  Would you call your child an idiot?

  For a bright and happy child my four-year-old daughter can be staggeringly dense. Take last week as...

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  Why are we so reluctant to use the word 'vagina'?

  Lately, we've been having a lot of trouble with the word 'vagina'. First, a US politician was...

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  Potty trained at six months old

  Apr 7th, 2012

  As we all know, potty training a toddler takes time, patience and a lot of mishaps along the way....

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  Terrible Twos: May I have your attention, please

  Mar 29th, 2012

  I have written a little about Ruby's evolving language skills here before, but I realised yesterday...

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  Surviving Teenagers: Words let you down

  Mar 5th, 2012

  Words let you down. You think you know what they mean. And then they surprise you by saying...

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  If someone told your baby to shut up would you be offended?

  When someone recently told my 10 month-old baby to "shut up!", my reaction was outrage. It wasn't...

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  Did this cute toddler just say THAT?

  Jul 17th, 2011

  It can be hard getting your words exactly right - as this video shows.

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