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Crib notes: Summer's end, homework and pint-sized poetry

Stories about parenting from around the Web. The other side of summer: One blogging dad reminds his fellow fathers to savor the summer, as that time quality time with the kids won’t last forever. Life without Barney: The struggles of raising pop-culture-illiterate kids. My dog ate it: Methods of diffusing the stress your family feels about homework. Battling back-to-school bacteria: Tip

Stories about parenting from around the Web. The other side of summer: One blogging dad reminds his fellow fathers to savor the summer, as that time quality time with the kids won’t last forever. Life without Barney: The struggles of raising pop-culture-illiterate kids. My dog ate it: Methods of diffusing the stress your family feels about homework. Battling back-to-school bacteria: Tips for keeping your child healthy in pre-school. Dazzling dads: Celebrity fathers ruminate on the joys of fatherhood. Boys will be boys: While the debate continues over whether little boys actively benefit from aggressive forms of play (some educators and psychologists assert that such activities as mock-fighting and role-playing bolster social and cognitive development), the gender politics involved in the remain a divisive issue. A key example of this came in the form of a recent, controversial advertisement for a martial arts school. Little boy litany: A 3-year-old recites a poem by Poet Laureate, Billy Collins. What about you? Spotted anything noteworthy on the Web that you’d like to share with TODAY Moms? Let us know in the comments below.