New York Times article on October 23, 2009 -  No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund by TAMAR LEWIN When I first read this article I had mixed emotions.  Initially I started an internal dialogue on how litigious a society we live in and how cliche the term ‘litigious’ has become. Next, I was remembering my first experience with Baby Einstein – it was one of the first few months after my daughter...

Recently my wife and I had a tough decision to make concerning our son. He was born right near the cut-off date for how our school district determines grade placement and we had an option – we could either send him to Kindergarten or keep him in Pre-K. We had so much information to consider – his Pre-K teachers had their recommendation (he should stay for another year), the school district weighed in, all...