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Like father, like son: Lamont Wilder spent the first 21 years of his life adrift in the foster-care system. Now, he struggles to keep his son, Sheemie, from the same fate

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Lamont Wilder hopes for a better life for his five-year-old son than the life he had growing up in foster homes. The tension between Wilder and the mother of his son made it such that both ended up homeless, leaving their son caught between the two of them and without much hope for a good life.

Author: Bernstein, Nina
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Analysis, Social policy, Foster home care, Foster children

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How to raise a genius

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Parenting advice is given on raising a potentially genius-child. Ways to interact with the child as well as allowing space for growth are detailed. One of the first pieces of advice is not to over structure the child's day-to-day life.

Author: Weinstock, Nicholas
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Gifted children

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Put me in, Dad

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Principal Joe Clark has three family members who are current Olympians who started exploring sports when they were 8 to 12 years old. Yoel Judah's seven sons boxing sons started gym at 6 and 7 years of age.

Author: Crow, Kelly
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Training, Interview, Panel Discussion, Olympic athletes, School principals, Clark, Joe Louis, Judah, Yoel, Judah, Zab, Miles-Clark, Jearl, Clark Diggs, Joetta, Clark, Hazel

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Subjects list: United States, Behavior, Fathers, Methods, Parenting
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