News items, blog posts and anecdotal asides about parenting from around the Web. Al fresco fatherhood: The joy of eating lunch outside with your 4-year-old. ‘Family’ values: The most valuable parenting lessons learned from ‘Modern Family.’ Meeting the mentors: Gearing up for parent/teacher conferences. Touch that dial: Single mom finds nothing real about reality TV parents. Hang up: Will talking on a cell phone while parenting affect your child’s attention skills? Oh, I love trash: One little boy’s birthday wish comes true when he gets to tour a garbage truck factory.
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