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In this week’s parenting news roundup, we look at a controversial Washington Post essay about treating phobias in an autistic child, pregnant women who smoke, the Georgia teacher who shot a gun in school and why it costs $233,610 to raise a kid.
Last night I had a conversation about diversity with my 4 year-old son. My little guy was coloring and practicing writing his name when he mentioned that a child on his sports teams doesn’t speak. “He doesn’t have any words, Mommy. It’s kind of weird.” I immediately stopped what I was doing. I knelt beside him and began…