Inside January Vol. 29 Number 1
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Learn Your ABCs
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If only parenting were as easy as reciting the alphabet! From A to Z, these 26 tips give you guidance. Look closely around Atlanta, and you’ll find fun and creative performers who fill the music gap between Barney and Britney.
Hit the Slopes
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Brief Your Babysitter
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You don’t have to spend $6,000 for a week in Colorado – a family ski adventure is just a drive away. You’ll come home from a night out to a more tranquil setting and happier kids when you share your mom-knows-best tips.
Find Family-Friendly Wheels Atlanta Parent’s guide to 2012’s best family vehicles has the right SUV or minivan to fit your style.
Our Annual Education Issue
Information, articles and more in our 2012 guide will help your family get the most from school.
Rock with the Kids
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n Choosing Carefully: Where your child goes to school is an important decision. We help you decide what’s best for your child. n Learning Made Fun: Creative teachers bring a classroom to life. Our story spotlights just some of the lessons that excite kids about going to school. n Virtual Learning: Some 12,000 students are taking classes online, from learning a foreign language to retaking a failed course. PLUS: How to talk to your middle-schooler; help your gifted student succeed; make the most of your parent-teacher conference, and much more.
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