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Dear Miriam, This has been the worst cold and flu season. What are some common sense guidelines for when kids need to be kept away...

Dear Miriam, Tu B'Shevat went from being completely unknown when I was a kid, to being a huge "Jewish Earth Day" celebration around the time...

Dear Miriam, My kindergarten daughter is obsessed with her classmate's mom. She spends a lot of time in my daughter's classroom as a volunteer, so...

Dear Miriam, I'm not Jewish, but I have a co-worker who is, and her mom just died. I can't make it to the funeral, but...

Dear Miriam, My kindergartener has decided she hates breakfast. Every day is a major struggle to get her to eat something before school. She wants...

Dear Miriam, I'm not exactly setting New Year's resolutions, but I would like to do a few things better, more intentionally and more effectively this...

Dear Miriam, My almost super savvy history-loving 7-year-old boy knows a whole lot about the oppression of other groups of people. We talk a lot...

Dear Miriam, My husband and I are newly-ish married, and we don't have kids. We're looking for ways to create new, adult-focused Chanukah traditions together...

Dear Miriam, I'm the father of a very enthusiastic 3-year-old who loves attending Shabbat services at our synagogue. He sings along and is very happy...

Dear Readers, My 8-year-old daughter asked me to please answer this question for her: What should I do at the lunch table when all my friends...