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Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand how many parents visit online communities where other parents discuss their experiences raising children, and the sorts of issues they ...

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I teach second grade, and I dread parent-teacher conferences. When I explain to parents that their child is having difficulty and/or acting out in class, they always have the same response. Their ...