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I’m not a mom (yet) but many of my friends have young children (ranging from newborn to 8 years old). I love my friends ...

The first day of school is a lot like that. And just as you scanned the crowd for someone you knew, your child will naturally gravitate toward familiar faces. Their first friends will be kids they ...